Cole Palmer’s good penalty file got here to an finish on Sunday when his spot kick was saved by goalkeeper Mads Hermansen throughout Chelsea‘s Premier League conflict with Leicester Metropolis.
The 22-year-old, who Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca later stated was unwell, noticed his low effort well-saved by Hermansen who fell to his left to maintain out Palmer’s strike after Jadon Sancho was fouled within the field.
Chelsea finally took all three factors due to Marc Cucurella‘s daisy-cutter that arrowed into the underside nook within the sixtieth minute.
Palmer had the most effective penalty file in Premier League historical past earlier than his effort was denied at Stamford Bridge. His 12-out-of-12 penalty file meant he sat above Premier League legends Yaya Touré (11 out of 11) and Dimitar Berbatov (9 out of 9) within the all-time checklist.
“Cole, yesterday did not practice,” Maresca advised a post-match information convention. “In the course of the evening [he] did not really feel nicely. And the rationale why he did not practice yesterday is as a result of he did not really feel nicely. So, this morning he awakened and he requested me: ‘I wish to be on the pitch to assist this group, this membership to play [in the] Champions League.’
“So within the final two days, he was fully out [with] fever and I do not know if it is one thing I can say in English … Diarrhoea. So within the final 48 hours, he did not practice and he was very dangerous with the fever and this type of dangerous feeling.
“However this morning he requested to play the sport and this exhibits how these gamers wish to deliver this membership the place this belongs.”
The England worldwide has struggled for type of late. He has failed to attain in his final eight video games in all competitions and missed a number of presentable probabilities within the course of.
He netted 27 targets and bagged 15 assists in a breakout marketing campaign final season.
Talking forward of Chelsea’s sport towards Leicester, Maresca stated Palmer will not be involved by his lack of targets.
“If you rating a aim you’re extra pleased as a result of your targets assist the group to win. However general Cole is okay. He is pleased,” Maresca advised a information convention on Friday.
“He is aware of he is struggled to attain targets on this second however that it is one thing regular that through the season can occur. Watching him through the coaching session you do not assume it is affecting him, he is implausible.”
Earlier than the weekend, Palmer was certainly one of two gamers with a 100% penalty conversion charge within the final 5 Premier League seasons — Callum Wilson being the opposite.
Data from ESPN’s World Sports activities Analysis contributed to this report
