Reports have claimed that Chelsea are about to be handed a massive injury boost ahead of this weekend’s match against Arsenal in the Premier League.
According to London World, Cole Palmer is expected to be able to play a part in the London derby against the title-challenging Gunners on Saturday.
Worries surrounded the Chelsea fanbase late last week when it emerged that Palmer had picked up an injury whilst representing the Young Lions.
Despite the dominant win where Noni Madueke was arguably the star of the show, there was an issue for the captain on the night.
It later emerged that he had suffered a dead leg, and would be monitored over the coming days to see if he could participate in their next international game.
However, with the comfortable position the England U21 side find themselves in, there was no need to risk things with his fitness.
There has been a lot of talk though on if this was going to be enough time for him to recover to face the Gunners at the weekend.
Mikel Arteta’s side are clearly going to bring the Blues their biggest test of the season so far, and is not a game you want to be going into missing a number of key players.
One piece of good news for the Blues are reports that Palmer is expected to play a part in that game, although it does not say if this is from the start or off the bench.
The manager will be sweating on the fitness of the likes of Axel Disasi and Mykhailo Mudryk in the final days before the big game of the weekend.
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