On what was only his fifth Chelsea start after a summer move from Palmeiras worth an initial £29 million, Estêvão was impressive throughout and almost capped an all-round action display late on with a fabulous overhead kick which drifted just wide.
Arsenal and Chelsea's modern day rivalry has seen the two London clubs trade bragging rights throughout the 21st Century. At this moment in time, it is the Gunners who are in the driving seat, tipped to end their Premier League title drought in May next year. There is a long way to go and plenty of football to be played, including games which will undoubtedly come to be decided by the likes of Bukayo Saka and Blues' talisman Palmer.
Palmer didn't take long to catch the eye of England Under-15s coach Kevin Betsy, despite the fact that he was being outmuscled and outmanoeuvred by kids that were twice his size. It was the way he showed for the ball again and again, even if he'd just lost it, Betsy tells FourFourTwo nine years on. He had that confidence, not only to receive the pass while under pressure, but the way he set himself to take it. Always positive in his actions.
As reported by Mundo Deportivo, Chelsea star Cole Palmer has been ruled out for the next six weeks and will miss the Champions League fixture against Barcelona scheduled for November 25 at Stamford Bridge. The 23-year-old Englishman picked up a groin injury during Chelsea's clash with Manchester United on September 20. Initial assessments suggested he would be sidelined for about a month and a half, but manager Enzo Maresca has now confirmed that Palmer's recovery will take longer than expected.
When Manchester City decided to sell 21-year-old bit-part player Cole Palmer to Chelsea for 42.5m in September 2023, after his 19 Premier League appearances for the club had produced no goals, they may have initially felt that they'd got the better of the deal. Two years later, Palmer struck his 38th Premier League goal for Chelsea this September, on only his 72nd appearance, and he has now become key for both club and country.
Chelsea and England midfielder Cole Palmer has successfully trademarked the term 'Cold Palmer' with the UK government's Intellectual Property Office. It means that nobody can use the 23-year-old's nickname for commercial purposes without first getting his permission. Palmer can now add the trademarked term to a wide variety of products, including ice cream, toys, clothes, footballs and football boots. It also enables him to trademark a range of other ecclectic products, such as beard trimmers, underwater vehicles, mopeds and mouse mats should the need arise.
They have a lot of similar attributes Both find the spaces really well, their forward passing is really good, they see runs and through balls - and both score goals. Michael might be a bit more of a wide player that goes into 1v1 and uses his pace, while Cole is more of a number 10 or even as a number 9 that runs in behind and finishes himself. Both are fantastic players.
Cole took part in the session yesterday for the first time, not the entire session. We have one more session this afternoon and we are going to try with him to see if he's okay, otherwise he will be out tomorrow. He is recovering from an injury, it's not managing him, it's recovering from an injury. When he is available, we need to manage him because of the amount of games.
At the end of the match, there was a situation that I believe could have been avoided by everyone. My objective and my intention, as always, is to try to win over the players so that there are no more problems. Internally, there is a lot of tension, a lot of pressure. From there, there is a series of shoves from a lot of people, which I think we should all avoid and which should not happen again.