Cole Palmer is ineligible to feature for Chelsea on Thursday night, because the Blues did not include him in their Conference League squad. So the clash vs Noah this midweek will tell us nothing about his current injury status. Cole Palmer suffered a minor knee injury on Sunday, stemming from a nasty challenge from Lisandro Martinez in the score draw with Manchester United.
Blues boss Enzo Maresca went to say that Palmer “was in the changing room with ice”, as they awaiting further assessing by the team’s medical staff.
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However, Maresca also added: “Hopefully, it is nothing important.” As for Jadon Sancho, he missed the chance to play against his former team, as well as a few days of training, due to an unspecified illness.
Sancho is expected to be fine to feature on Thursday though, and Cole Palmer should be good to go by the weekend. So other than U21 midfielder Omari Kellyman (hamstring), the Blues should otherwise have a fully fit squad when they take on Arsenal this weekend.
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