Cole Palmer is definitely not in a good place!
The Chelsea mastermind’s struggles continued—Palmer missed his first penalty in 13 attempts.
The Blues secured their second successive Premier League victory since December, courtesy of Cucurella’s second consecutive goal in the league, but the Blues’ “Starboy” Palmer had little joy.
Enzo Maresca’s side failed to take the lead in the first half following Cole Palmer’s first professional penalty miss.
Jaden Sancho and the Blues worked it well, forcing the Foxes to sit deep. The former Dortmund star wiggled past his man, getting into the box before Kristensen’s dive caught the leg of the now Chelsea man to set up Palmer, who eventually missed.
Prior to the penalty miss, Palmer had a 100% penalty record, scoring all 12 of his previous kicks. Leicester City’s goalkeeper kept Palmer out after his low-power shot was brilliantly saved by Hermansen.
Chelsea may be within reach of a Champions League spot after Manchester City and Pep Guardiola lost to Forest on Saturday, but Palmer firing blanks is obviously a worry.
The 22-year-old’s staggering 72% shot accuracy for Chelsea means the Blues needn’t worry, but today’s penalty miss signals the need to look within.
Palmer joined Chelsea in the 2021/2022 season and made a name for himself immediately however Chelsea’s overdependence on the former Manchester City star affirms the need to worry.
According to Opta data; Palmer leads the charts for most goal contributions (20), most shot creating actions this season (145) and most goal creating actions (26) for Chelsea this 2024/2025 Premier League season.
Palmer continues to search for his first goal involvement for the Blues since December—but his overall contributions remain consistent.
