TA news, Chelsea suffered a major blow. Cole Palmer, who had basically recovered from his groin injury, suffered another injury setback due to a broken toe.

Palmer was originally expected to return in next week's Champions League game against Barcelona, ​​but it has now been determined that he will miss that game and will also miss the Premier League's highlight game against Arsenal at home five days later.

The England international has missed the past 11 games with a groin problem but was scheduled to return to training this week before an accident at home on Wednesday. Palmer hit a door at home and injured the little toe of his left foot.

"He will definitely not be able to participate in tomorrow's game, he will definitely not be able to participate in the game against Barcelona, ​​and he will definitely not be able to participate in the game against Arsenal," Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca said at the team's pre-match conference against Burnley on Saturday. "Unfortunately he had an accident at home two days ago and stubbed his toe. It's not serious, but he certainly won't be back next week. "

"We don't know (how long he will be out). The only thing that's certain is that he won't be able to return this week or next week. He is very close to returning to training. His groin injury has basically recovered and he is close to returning to the team. Then he encountered this small problem. I hope it is not serious. 3}

Maresca confirmed that Palmer did not need to wear a protective boot to recover, adding: "The last time I saw him was yesterday morning, he was not wearing socks and he was not wearing flip-flops. I saw him in the locker room."

"He was in pain No, it doesn't hurt very much, he can move around just fine. The problem is that it's the little toe and contact with the boot can cause pain "

Chelsea have won eight games without Palmer since he suffered a first-half injury against Manchester United.

"I think my teammates perform better when Palmer is on the floor," Maresca continued Friday. "I feel a lot better when he's on the floor and we all want him to be on the floor. "

"At the same time, when he's not on the floor, we need to find solutions. The team is playing very well right now. And, I think for any head coach, when you It feels good to be missing a player but still play the way we want in the end. That's good, but again, we're better with Palmer. "

Chelsea will welcome defender Benoit Badiashile back from a muscle injury, while Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez are cleared to play against Burnley after missing the national team due to groin and knee problems respectively.