Chelsea receive welcome boost as Cole Palmer trains with team-mates after missing his side’s 5-0 capitulation at Arsenal through illness
- Palmer missed Chelsea’s 5-0 defeat at Arsenal on Tuesday night due to illness
- He is back in training ahead of Chelsea’s trip to Aston Villa on Saturday.
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Cole Palmer returned to Cobham on Thursday after his midweek absence, the capitulation to Arsenal underlining how vital he is to Chelsea.
The 21-year-old has been training with his teammates after overcoming an illness that kept him sidelined, with a trip to Aston Villa to follow on Saturday as the Blues look to kick off a late campaign for a European place .
Manager Mauricio Pochettino had urged his players to show they were not part of the ‘Cole Palmer Football Club’ before facing Arsenal, but it backfired as they were beaten 5-0.
Palmer has been Chelsea’s main source of goals this season, scoring 20 Premier League goals since signing for £42.5 million from Manchester City in the summer.
Pochettino will reveal more about Palmer’s fitness in his pre-match press conference on Friday.
Cole Palmer (left) returned to training on Thursday after missing Chelsea’s 5-0 defeat to Arsenal.
Palmer’s return is a welcome boost for Mauricio Pochettino after seeing his side capitulate at the Emirates
Chelsea collapsed in the second half after Pochettino urged them to prove they were not the ‘Cole Palmer Football Club’.
