Cole Palmer injury: Chelsea star suffers 'freak accident' as he breaks his toe at home - ruling him out of matches against Burnley, Barcelona and Arsenal
Cole Palmer faces another spell on the sidelines after fracturing his toe in an accident at home.
The Chelsea forward had just returned to training after two months out with a groin injury. He will now miss major upcoming matches.
Boss Enzo Maresca has revealed Palmer will miss Saturday’s trip to Burnley, Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Barcelona and next weekend’s Premier League tussle with leaders Arsenal. Maresca said: “He is probably not available for tomorrow for sure, Barcelona for sure or Arsenal for sure.
“Unfortunately, he had an accident at home where he hit his toe but it is nothing important – but he won’t be back in the next week.”
Maresca tried to laugh off the incident but it is a big blow. He added: “It’s fractured. The only thing we know is that he’s not available for this week, next week.
“It can happen, it can happen. I wake up many times during the night to go to the toilet, and I hit my head, my leg, my everything, so it can happen.
“He was back with us, almost, with the groin. Then again, he had this small problem and hopefully it’s nothing important. The last time I saw him was yesterday morning and he was without socks, without flip-flops.
“He was limping, not too much, he was walking OK. The problem is that it’s a small toe, so the contact with the boots can be a bit painful.”