Is Cole Palmer ready to face Arsenal this weekend? Chelsea star suffers horrific tackle

Chelsea are worried about Cole Palmer’s fitness ahead of their crunch clash with Arsenal this Sunday.

The England international suffered a terrible tackle from Lisandro Martinez in Chelsea’s draw with Manchester United last weekend and has not trained all week.

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The talented striker was left with splint marks on his knee but managed to play out the final couple of minutes of stoppage time.

However, approaching this decisive confrontation, ChelseaA star person is not guaranteed to be involved.

Is Cole Palmer ready to play for Chelsea?

Palmer’s availability for the match remains unclear.

He has yet to be seen at Cobham since the incident and Blues fans face a nervous wait to see if he will be able to feature.

Speaking immediately after the draw at Old Trafford, Enzo Maresca confirmed that Palmer needed to be assessed.

The Blues coach said: “He was in the locker room with ice, so we’re waiting. I hope it’s nothing important.”

Then, ahead Record 8-0 win for Chelsea Instead of Noah in the European Conference League, Maresca confirmed that Palmer did not train.

Of course he not part of the Europa Conference Leagueso I wouldn’t play at Stamford Bridge anyway.

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In the pre-match press conference he was asked about Palmer again and said: “Cole didn’t train yesterday so we’ll see if he can train with us today.”

“We hope (he will be available on Sunday). We need to wait and see and then make a decision.”

Despite this injury, Palmer was included in the squad Lee CarsleyFinal line-up as interim England coach.

The Three Lions will face Greece and Ireland in the Nations League and the fact that Palmer was included suggests Carsley and company don’t think the injury is too serious.

Maresca was more positive about Palmer’s participation in his latest press conference.

The Blues hope he will be able to train on Saturday, giving them the opportunity to make a decision.

He said, “He’s better. He’s getting better. Just because he can walk and eat dinner doesn’t mean he’s completely healthy.

“He’s getting better. “I hope we can invite him to a session at least on Saturday, and then we can make a decision.”

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This season Palmer has picked up where he left off last campaign.

The 22-year-old footballer already has seven goals and five assists in ten top-flight matches.

He scored four goals in the first 45 minutes against Brighton in Chelsea’s recent 4-2 win to set a record. new Premier League record.

Of the 20 goals Chelsea have scored, Palmer has been directly involved in 12, which shows how important he is to Chelsea.

If he can’t play Christopher Nkunku or Joao Felix could take his place, but for a game like this against Arsenal they need Palmer to be 100 per cent fit and raring to go.