Chelsea’s Palmer sidelined with groin injury

Cole Palmer volition apt beryllium retired of enactment until aft adjacent month’s planetary interruption to springiness the Chelsea midfielder clip to shingle disconnected a groin problem, manager Enzo Maresca said connected Friday.

The England planetary came disconnected midway done the archetypal fractional successful Chelsea’s 2-1 decision astatine Manchester United past week, their archetypal Premier League decision of the season.

The 23-year-old had antecedently missed games against West Ham and Fulham with the aforesaid issue.

Maresca told reporters that Chelsea had decided to “protect” Palmer truthful his wounded would not get worse.

“We decided to remainder him for the adjacent 2 oregon 3 weeks, astir apt until the planetary break, conscionable to spot if, with that rest, helium tin beryllium capable to retrieve 100 percent and to beryllium wholly acceptable aft the planetary break,” helium explained.

But Maresca said helium did not judge the occupation required surgery.

“It’s conscionable a substance of managing his symptom successful his groin, that, you know, with the magnitude of games, it’s thing that tin happen,” said the Italian.

“So this is the crushed wherefore we effort to beryllium a small spot blimpish with him, to springiness him rest. Hopefully, helium tin beryllium 100 percent acceptable aft the planetary break.”

Chelsea big Brighton connected Saturday, followed by location games against Benfica and Liverpool adjacent week, but they past person a two-week interruption to accommodate planetary matches.

Maresca said Tosin Adarabioyo would besides apt beryllium retired until the planetary interruption with a calf injury, portion chap defender Wesley Fofana suffered concussion successful Chelsea’s midweek triumph against Lincoln successful the League Cup.

Chelsea suffered a immense stroke aboriginal successful their lucifer astatine Old Trafford past week erstwhile goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was sent disconnected for a reckless situation connected Bryan Mbeumo.

Back-up stopper Filip Jorgensen besides failed to impressment against Lincoln, but Maresca said helium inactive had religion successful his goalkeeping options.

“Robert for a agelong period, a agelong time, helium was precise bully with us,” said the Italian. “The past portion of past season, the opening of this season, helium was fantastic.

“He made a mistake against Man United, I recognise that. I said galore times, the ‘keeper made a mistake, it’s similar midfielder oregon defender oregon striker, it’s precisely the same. We are blessed with Robert, we are blessed with Filip, some of them.”

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