Chelsea: Enzo Maresca provides worrying Cole Palmer injury update ahead of Arsenal clash

Chelsea are sweating connected the fittingness of Cole Palmer up of Sunday’s Premier League showdown with Arsenal.

Palmer was near with stud marks connected his near genu aft a chaotic precocious lunge from Lisandro Martinez successful past weekend’s 1-1 gully against Manchester United.

And Maresca has revealed that Palmer has not trained this week.

"Cole is inactive [out], helium didn’t bid yesterday,” said Maresca up of Thursday’s Europa League clash with Noah. “We'll spot if he’s capable to bid contiguous with us.

"We anticipation so, but we request to wait. We request to see, and past decide."

Maresca felt Martinez should person been sent disconnected for the situation connected Palmer, who limped retired of Old Trafford.

Chelsea person not included Palmer successful their Europa Conference League squad, truthful the 22-year-old volition not diagnostic against Armenian broadside Noah astatine Stamford Bridge connected Thursday

The Blues big Arsenal successful a immense Premier League clash connected Sunday successful their last crippled earlier the planetary break.

Palmer has scored 7 goals successful 12 appearances for Chelsea this season.

Maresca has revealed Jadon Sancho is inactive retired injured.

Sancho has not featured for Chelsea since helium was hooked astatine half-time successful their 2-1 decision astatine Liverpool connected October 20.

“He’s recovering from that” said Maresca. “He had a sound successful the league also. For tomorrow, for sure, he’s out.

“We’ll spot if he’s disposable for Sunday's game. Otherwise it volition beryllium aft the planetary break. The remainder are each available. Probably we are going to marque changes tomorrow.”