Is Cole Palmer fit to face Arsenal this weekend? Chelsea star struggles after horror tackle

Chelsea are sweating over Cole Palmer's fitness ahead of their crunch clash against Arsenal this Sunday.

The England international received a horrific challenge from Lisandro Martínez in Chelsea's draw against Manchester United last weekend and has not trained all week.

The talented attacker was left with marks on his knee, but managed to play the last minutes of additional time.

However, facing this crucial clash, ChelseaThe star man is not guaranteed to be involved.

Is Cole Palmer fit to play for Chelsea?

Palmer's fitness for this match is still unclear.

Since the incident, he has yet to be seen at Cobham, with Blues fans facing a nervous wait to see if he will be available.

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

The Blues coach said: “I was in the locker room with ice, so now we're waiting. Hopefully it's nothing major.”

Then, in front of Chelsea's record 8-0 victory Regarding Noah in the Europa Conference League, Maresca confirmed that Palmer had not trained.

Of course, the is not part of the Europa Conference League teamso he wouldn't have played at Stamford Bridge anyway.

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

“We hope (he will be available by Sunday). We need to wait and see and then decide.”

Despite this injury, Palmer has been included in Lee CarsleyThe final team as England interim manager.

The Three Lions face Greece and the Republic of Ireland in the Nations League, and the fact Palmer has been included suggests that Carsley and company don't believe the injury is that serious.

Maresca was more positive about Palmer's involvement in his latest press conference.

The 'bleus' hope that he will be able to train on Saturday, which will allow them to make a decision.

He said: “It's better. It's getting better. If you can walk and eat dinner, that doesn't mean you're completely fit.

“It's getting better. Hopefully we can have it for the session at least on Saturday and then we can make a decision.”

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So far this season, Palmer has picked up where he left off last season.

The 22-year-old player now has seven goals and five assists in ten top-flight games.

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

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

If you can't play, Christopher Nkunku or Joao Félix He would be in line to take his place, but for a game like this against Arsenal, they need Palmer to be 100 percent and raring to play.