US EditionChelsea: Cole Palmer injured as he fractures toe in home accident
Cole Palmer fractured his left toe at home, extending his absence to miss Chelsea’s next three matches including key fixtures against Barcelona and Arsenal, manager Enzo Maresca confirmed.
- On Friday, Chelsea forward Cole Palmer fractured the small toe on his left foot in an accident at home, and manager Enzo Maresca said Palmer will miss the next three matches including Burnley, Barcelona, and Arsenal.
- Before the new injury, Chelsea forward Cole Palmer had been closing in on a comeback after a two-month absence caused by a groin injury limiting him to 235 minutes this season.
- The club invested �42.5 million to sign Cole Palmer, Chelsea forward, who has scored 38 Premier League goals this year after moving from Manchester City.
- Enzo Fernández and Pedro Neto are available for Burnley, and Benoît Badiashile could return from a muscle issue as Enzo Maresca plans a different strategy without Palmer.
- The next game he could feature in is Dec. 3 at Elland Road, with Maresca saying, `He was back with us almost with the groin and it was very good news. And then again he had this small problem and hopefully he has nothing important`.
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Cole Palmer will miss Chelsea's match against Barcelona for the Champions League
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea forward Cole Palmer suffered a broken toe in a home accident this week and will miss the next three games, manager Enzo Maresca said Friday.
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Chelsea’s striker, Cole Palmer, suffered a toe fracture in a home accident this week and will be out of the next three games, said Coach Enzo Maresca on Friday. After Saturday’s game in Burnley, the Blues will welcome Barcelona into the Champions League on Tuesday, followed by a visit by Premier League leader Arsenal to Stamford Bridge on November 30. “Unfortunately, he had an accident at home,” said Maresca. “He h…
While Cole Palmer was close to a return with Chelsea, the Englishman fractured a finger at home. He will still be missing at least two weeks.
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