🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 10. Cole Palmer

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14 hours ago, Bluepower777 said:

Whose the best player in the world?

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Cole Palmer set for scan on groin this Tuesday

The Blues talisman missed the West Ham game on Friday

https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/sources-cole-palmer-set-for-scan

 

Cole Palmer was set to start against West Ham on Friday night right up until the warm ups when he just felt too uncomfortable to play in the end and had to drop out.

Of course, panic ensued amongst the Chelsea fan base who had to wait for Enzo Maresca to try and reassure them after the game confirming that Palmer had a problem with his groin.

The gaffer said after the game:

"Cole was not 100 percent in the last few days, he tried in the warm-up to play but he was not right. We will see how bad it is. He was already not 100 percent against Palace but he tried to make an effort for the club, fans and team."

SPTC Sources understand that the plan was for Palmer to get through the West Ham game, miss training, and then go for a scan.

Palmer then prepared for the game in pain and was dosed up on painkillers. But he was unfortunately just too sore to play.

Off the back of this, we’ve heard Palmer will now have a scan on his groin this coming Tuesday to determine the full extent of any issue.

Until we know these result we will not know how long to expect Palmer to be out for. However, initial belief is that it could be around 4-6 weeks. This is NOT the final diagnosis - we will not get that until he is scanned and the results come in. It could be a lot less than 4-6 weeks or it could be more. We’ll need to wait and see if the initial forecast ends up being correct or not.

Either way, I’ll be shocked if Palmer now ends up going on international duty whatever the results show up. Chelsea will be keen to get him rested and fully recovered.

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11 hours ago, Vesper said:

Cole Palmer set for scan on groin this Tuesday

The Blues talisman missed the West Ham game on Friday

https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/sources-cole-palmer-set-for-scan

 

Cole Palmer was set to start against West Ham on Friday night right up until the warm ups when he just felt too uncomfortable to play in the end and had to drop out.

Of course, panic ensued amongst the Chelsea fan base who had to wait for Enzo Maresca to try and reassure them after the game confirming that Palmer had a problem with his groin.

The gaffer said after the game:

"Cole was not 100 percent in the last few days, he tried in the warm-up to play but he was not right. We will see how bad it is. He was already not 100 percent against Palace but he tried to make an effort for the club, fans and team."

SPTC Sources understand that the plan was for Palmer to get through the West Ham game, miss training, and then go for a scan.

Palmer then prepared for the game in pain and was dosed up on painkillers. But he was unfortunately just too sore to play.

Off the back of this, we’ve heard Palmer will now have a scan on his groin this coming Tuesday to determine the full extent of any issue.

Until we know these result we will not know how long to expect Palmer to be out for. However, initial belief is that it could be around 4-6 weeks. This is NOT the final diagnosis - we will not get that until he is scanned and the results come in. It could be a lot less than 4-6 weeks or it could be more. We’ll need to wait and see if the initial forecast ends up being correct or not.

Either way, I’ll be shocked if Palmer now ends up going on international duty whatever the results show up. Chelsea will be keen to get him rested and fully recovered.

That's normally from too much intimate activity, I used to get it regularly in my 20s

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21 hours ago, Bluepower777 said:

That's normally from too much intimate activity, I used to get it regularly in my 20s

South Africa's overall HIV prevalence rate was 12.7% in 2022, with an estimated 7.8 million people living with HIV, according to the SA HIV Survey 2022. The latest 2024 mid-year estimates show the prevalence at 12.7% of the total population. For the age group 15-49 years, the prevalence was 19.6% in 2022, with 16.4% of females and 8.8% of males in this age range affected. 

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7 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

South Africa's overall HIV prevalence rate was 12.7% in 2022, with an estimated 7.8 million people living with HIV, according to the SA HIV Survey 2022. The latest 2024 mid-year estimates show the prevalence at 12.7% of the total population. For the age group 15-49 years, the prevalence was 19.6% in 2022, with 16.4% of females and 8.8% of males in this age range affected. 

Its all amongst Africans though I did know one white guy that died from it

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I think he will ask to leave in the end of this season to go to a team to challenge for titles

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Cole Palmer to miss Chelsea’s next three games due to groin injury

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6664770/2025/09/26/cole-palmer-injury-Chelsea-tosin-fofana/

 

Enzo Maresca has revealed Cole Palmer will not play again for Chelsea until after the international break due to his groin problem.

Palmer aggravated the injury, which also ruled him out of two games last month, during the 2-1 defeat at Manchester United on Saturday and was substituted in the 21st minute.

Maresca has confirmed he will not have an operation, but it means Palmer is going to miss Premier League games at home to Brighton and Liverpool as well as the Champions League fixture against Benfica.

“We decided to protect Cole a little bit in terms of not making the injury worse,” Chelsea’s head coach said on Friday. “We have decided to rest him for the next two, three weeks, probably until (after) the next international break just to see if, with rest, he can be able to recover 100 per cent and be completely fit after the international break.

“I don’t think he needs surgery, it is just about managing the pain in his groin. With the amount of games it is something that can happen, it is the reason why we are trying to be a little more conservative with him.

“We said that with Cole we are a better team but we also said we need to play games without him. We are going to find a solution. We are not going to play with 10 players for sure! We will find a different solution.”

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Maresca also revealed Axel Disasi will not be called into the squad despite Tosin Adarabioyo and Wesley Fofana adding to Chelsea’s injured centre-back list. Disasi has been told to train away from the main group, along with Raheem Sterling, after failing to get a move in the summer.

Tosin has sustained a calf injury that will keep him out until after the international break, while Fofana is out for 12 days because of concussion and will not feature in the next three matches either. Levi Colwill is already on the sidelines for several months due to an ACL injury in his left knee.

When asked if he will turn to Disasi to help fill in, Maresca replied: “There is not any information from the club to consider that so at the moment he is not an option.”

Fofana was accidentally punched in the face by goalkeeper (and teammate) Filip Jorgensen within the first few minutes of the 2-1 victory over Lincoln City on Tuesday night. Chelsea followed concussion protocols and Fofana played the rest of the match, however, the Frenchman felt the symptoms following the final whistle.

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How Chelsea might cope without Palmer

Being without Palmer is always going to be a blow for Chelsea. For starters, he scored four goals in the corresponding fixture at home to Brighton last year, when they won 4-2.

Breaking down Benfica, who are bound to set up defensively with former Chelsea head coach Jose Mourinho at the helm, will not be easy on Tuesday night. Then comes the visit of champions and current Premier League leaders Liverpool. You always need your best players against them.

Maresca obviously says he will find a solution, but that is easier said than done. Joao Pedro likes to operate there but with Liam Delap unavailable due to a hamstring injury, there is a question over who would then play up front.

Enzo Fernandez has operated as a No 10 for Chelsea, while Brazil international Estevao Willian spoke openly before completing the move from Palmeiras in the summer that he wants to play there.

 

Estevao, 18, is an option to replace Palmer in Chelsea’s line-up (Visionhaus/Getty Images)

Facundo Buonanotte is on loan from Brighton so cannot play against his parent club, but will be available for the next two matches. One of the reasons he was signed was to provide cover for Palmer.

Finally, Andrey Santos can be pushed further forward, although is more likely to play in a deeper position to allow Fernandez to play further up the pitch.

Maresca has used Palmer in some different positions to the side of No 10 so it is not totally unusual for him not to be there specifically. Chelsea will still hope they come through this schedule unscathed and that Palmer will be over his issue once and for all next month.