Is Cole Palmer fit to face Bournemouth this weekend? Chelsea provide injury update following England outing
Cole Palmer is battling to be fit for Chelsea's tricky trip to Bournemouth, live on talkSPORT, this weekend.
The 22-year-old He has been battling muscle fatigue which forced him to withdraw from the England squad. League of Nations accessories.
He He limped out of Chelsea's 2-0 win over Servette In his European Conference League the first leg of last month's playoff with hamstring discomfort.
Although that injury did not mean he would be sidelined, the Blues still deemed it appropriate leave him out of the squad for the league phase of the competition to manage their workload.
Palmer later became One of three players to retire from Lee Carsley's first-team England squad for the double match against the Republic of Ireland and Finland.
He PFA Young Player of the Year He had featured at St George's Park last week but was sent back to Cobham after an assessment.
Chelsea Fans will now hope that the rest afforded their talisman during the break will be enough to see him involved this weekend.
Is Palmer fit to face Bournemouth?
The attacking midfielder will be available for the Visit to the south coast after his recovery following the international break.
Palmer returned to training on Monday along with the other Chelsea players who did not represent their countries last week.
He joined him Wesley Fofanawho withdrew from the France squad due to injury, and is the Blues' new teammate Jadon Sancho.
Palmer was involved again on Tuesday and appeared unaffected while completing running and passing drills in front of Enzo Maresca.
This means that he will play against Bournemouth. Live on talkSPORTunless there are any setbacks during the rest of this week's training.
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His involvement will be a huge boost for Chelsea, with Palmer having registered four assists and one goal in the Premier League so far.
All but one of those goal contributions came in the club's only away game this season, having shone in the 6-2 win over Wolves.
That remains Chelsea's only Premier League win, but despite that, Palmer leads the division's assists charts.
Palmer will now look to repeat the Molineaux success with the Blues' second away trip to unbeaten Bournemouth.
Cherries They are one point and three positions above Maresca's team in the table after their Dramatic 3-2 comeback against Everton.
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