Cole Palmer Injury Update: Maresca’s Fitness Assessment After Man United Exit
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Cole Palmer‘s Injury:
* Cole Palmer is currently dealing with a groin injury.
* He tried to play in the game against Manchester United last Saturday,but was withdrawn after only 21 minutes due to pain.
* his availability is being assessed “day-by-day,week-by-week,game-by-game.”
* He is unlikely to play in Chelsea’s Carabao Cup match against Lincoln on Tuesday.
* He has only started two games this season due to the injury.
Other Chelsea injuries:
* Romeo Lavia and Benoit Badiashile are also injured and will miss the game against Lincoln.
* they participated in training yesterday,which is considered good news,and are hoped to be available “very soon.”
Manager’s Comments (Enzo Maresca):
* Maresca emphasized Palmer’s effort to play despite not being 100% fit.
* He explained the decision to substitute Palmer was made because Chelsea were down to 10 players and he was in pain.
* He stated Lavia and Badiashile are not yet ready to return.