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Chelsea and Palmer turn their attention to the Champions League on Wednesday with a trip to Bayern Munich. This article was originally published on www.si.com as Cole Palmer Snaps 242-Day Cold Streak for Chelsea Against Brentford.
Cole Palmer reached a milestone during Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday, but his goal counted for little. Brentford took the lead in the 35th minute as Kevin Schade latched on to a long pass from Jordan Henderson and fired past Robert Sanchez.
The final change, with George replacing Buonanotte, saw an attacking shift with George leading the line and Joao Pedro dropping into the number 10. In the first half, the Brazilian had looked frustrated at his lack of service up top and popped up all over the pitch as he sought to get on the ball.
Chelsea have been over-reliant on the brilliance of Cole Palmer across the past two seasons but have had to cope without their talisman in recent matches. The
England's star midfielder could be set to miss out on Thomas Tuchel's best starting 11 ahead of next summer's World Cup.
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Why Jude Bellingham, Cole Palmer and Bukayo Saka aren’t playing for England against Serbia tonight
England will be without Real Madrid superstar Bellingham, Chelsea attacking midfielder Palmer and Arsenal winger Saka for the clash in Belgrade. The reason why Bellingham, Palmer and Saka aren’t playing for England is because all three players are ruled out with injury.
The attacker is now a global superstar, but fitness issues have prevented him from building on his exploits at Euro 2024
Thomas Tuchel has plenty of thinking to do, but there’s also a number of pundits who are happy to do it for him. The England manager got off to a torrid start in his first international job, with
CHELSEA star Cole Palmer has driven fans wild on social media with a cheeky comment on Manchester United ace Kobbie Mainoo’s latest social media post. Mainoo, 20, posted five pictures on