Cole Palmer will miss Chelsea’s game against Fulham through injury having been left out of Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for the upcoming internationals.
The Chelsea No 10 “felt something” in the warm-up against West Ham, forcing Enzo Maresca into a late reshuffle, as Willian Estevao started in the 5-1 victory for the Blues at the London Stadium.
Tuchel has omitted Palmer for the upcoming World Cup 2026 qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia.
The 23-year-old was not seen outside in training on Tuesday as the media gathered at the club’s Cobham training base, and Maresca confirmed on Friday that he would not play this weekend.
“Cole is out, Benoit (Badisahile) is out, Romeo (Lavia) is out and the rest are OK,” the manager said.
Chelsea take on London rivals Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday and will line up without Palmer once again.
Estevao could feature again from the start, while Jamie Gittens and Liam Delap are also pushing for a start alongside Joao Pedro and Pedro Neto.
“In the last four or five days he was not 100 per cent,” Maresca explained last weekend after Palmer’s injury. “In the warm up he felt something and we didn’t want to take any risk to get worse.”
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