Palmer, out due to injury: Chelsea loses its star against Burnley, Barça and Arsenal

Chelsea footballer Cole Palmer will miss a crucial week for his team due to a fractured toe, sustained in a domestic accident. The 23-year-old player, who was close to returning after recovering from a groin injury, will be absent for the club’s next three matches. The Premier League match against Burnley.

He will not be available for tomorrow’s match, nor for the one against Barcelona, nor for the one against Arsenal. Unfortunately, he had an accident at home two days ago and hit his toe, but it’s nothing serious. But he certainly won’t be available.

Enzo Maresca, Chelsea coach

Maresca confirmed that Palmer suffered a fracture. The coach added that the player will not be available during this week and the next.

Palmer hasn’t played since he was substituted in the 2-1 defeat against Manchester United in September, but he was close to returning before this new setback. Maresca also mentioned that Palmer was very close to returning, and that his recovery from the groin injury was good news. However, this small problem has delayed his return. Since Palmer’s last participation, Chelsea has only lost two matches in all competitions, and has risen to third place in the table. Maresca rejected any suggestion that the team played better without their star.

Teammates are better players with Cole playing. I feel much better when Cole is on the field and we all want Cole to be on the field. At the same time, when Cole is not on the field, we need to find solutions. The team is doing very well, I also think that for any coach it’s good when you miss a player but the team continues to play as we want to play. But again, we are a better team with Cole.

Enzo Maresca, Chelsea coach

Maresca confirmed that Benoît Badiashile (muscle problem), Enzo Fernández (knee) and Pedro Neto (groin) will be available to face Burnley.