Premier League News: Palmer Breaks Toe In Freak Home Mishap And Iraola Unfazed By Semenyo Links

1. Palmer sidelined again aft mishap astatine home

Cole Palmer’s long-awaited comeback from a groin wounded has been put backmost aft nan Chelsea guardant fractured a toed successful a freak mishap astatine home, ruling him retired for a further 2 weeks. Palmer was adjacent to returning to first-team action aft 2 months connected nan sidelines, only to stub nan mini toed connected his near ft connected a doorway connected Wednesday night.

Chelsea, who sojourn Burnley successful nan Premier League successful Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off, had hoped nan 23-year-old would beryllium disposable for Tuesday’s Champions League necktie against Barcelona aliases adjacent weekend’s location crippled against Arsenal.

“Unfortunately he had an mishap astatine location 2 days agone and he deed his toe,” Enzo Maresca, nan Chelsea caput coach, said. “It’s thing important, but for judge he’s not backmost adjacent week. “The only point we cognize is that he’s not disposable for this week, adjacent week. He’s not disposable for tomorrow for sure, Barcelona for sure, Arsenal for sure. It tin happen. I aftermath up galore times during nan nighttime to spell to nan toilet. I deed my head, my legs, my everything, truthful it tin happen.

“He was very adjacent [to a return]. He was almost backmost pinch aft nan groin [issue] and that’s very bully news. And past again, he had this mini problem and hopefully it’s thing important.”

Maresca said Palmer was not wearing a protective boot. “The past clip I saw him was yesterday morning, and he was without socks, without flip-flops, he was without nothing. He was moving OK. The problem is that it’s a mini toe, truthful nan interaction pinch boots tin beryllium painful.”

Palmer has avoided room connected his groin and is keen to get backmost connected nan transportation aft a frustrating commencement to nan season. Chelsea person tried to negociate him pinch rest. But clip is of nan principle for Palmer fixed that his spot successful England’s squad for adjacent summer’s World Cup is connected nan line. England person dense title for places successful attacking midfield, though location is assurance that Thomas Tuchel will find abstraction for Palmer. Jacob Steinberg

2. Iraola not worried by Semenyo’s future

Andoni Iraola has insisted he is not worried astir speculation that nan Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo could time off nan nine successful January. It emerged during nan world model that nan 25-year-old Ghana world has a £65m merchandise clause successful nan five-year statement he signed this summer.

However, erstwhile asked astir nan much-coveted Semenyo’s early earlier Saturday’s Premier League lucifer pinch West Ham, Iraola said: “We are successful November. Antoine is our player, he will proceed being our player.

“In January, you tin inquire maine astir nan marketplace successful January, but correct now I’m not worried astir nan adjacent markets. It’s thing that particularly you cognize that I dislike to talk astir successful August, January, nan moments erstwhile nan marketplace is open, but it is not 1 of those moments. It’s November. ” PA Media

3. Kolo Muani boost for Spurs' derby hopes

Thomas Frank has been fixed a awesome boost for Sunday’s travel to Arsenal pinch Randal Kolo Muani disposable for nan northbound London derby.

The guardant suffered a rustle to his jaw successful Spurs’ 2-2 tie pinch Manchester United connected 8 November and subsequently missed world work pinch France. He joined a lengthy wounded database for Tottenham, but Frank provided affirmative updates connected a number of players and Kolo Muani tin unexpectedly play aft he was fitted pinch a protective disguise successful training.

“Pape [Sarr] trained today, fresh and available. Lucas [Bergvall] trained coming and is available. Kolo Muani, yes trained today, disposable – of people he has a disguise he needs to play with,” Frank revealed.

The defenders Ben Davies and Kota Takai besides returned to training this week and centre-back Radu Dragusin took portion successful a behind-closed-doors friends earlier this period to measurement up his betterment aft he sustained anterior cruciate ligament harm successful January. Archie Gray is different backmost and Mohammed Kudus, who missed world work pinch Ghana, has besides returned to training successful a further boost for Frank. James Maddison, Yves Bissouma and Dejan Kulusevski stay sidelined on pinch Dominic Solanke, who has not featured since August 23 and had insignificant room connected his ankle past month. PA Media

4. Howe hopes goals reignite Woltemade

Eddie Howe wants much from Nick Woltemade arsenic Newcastle effort to kick-start their play aft nan world break. The Magpies return to Premier League action against Manchester City connected Saturday sitting 14th successful nan array pinch their home shape successful stark opposition to their performances successful nan Champions League.

Germany world Woltemade, nan club’s grounds £69m summertime signing from Stuttgart, scored 5 times successful his first 8 appearances for nan club. But he has managed conscionable 1 successful his past six and nan caput coach is hoping nan 3 he scored successful World Cup qualifiers against Luxembourg and Slovakia will group nan 23-year-old disconnected and moving erstwhile again.

Nick Woltemade celebrates aft scoring for Germany against Luxembourg

“I person to opportunity considering nan deficiency of training clip we’ve had pinch him, I deliberation he’s done really, really good and he’s tried to instrumentality arsenic good arsenic he tin what we’ve asked him to do,” Howe said. “He started disconnected really good successful position of goals. I deliberation those goals successful nan world break will do him nan world of bully arsenic well.

“Confidence is everything to a centre-forward, truthful I deliberation he tin beryllium really pleased pinch himself. But we person to request much and we request much from him successful nan consciousness that he’s nan focal constituent of nan team. It’s specified an important position. Everything will travel astir him successful position of our performance, truthful location are large expectations connected him, there’s large unit connected his shoulders. He’s handled that really good truthful far. Snd then, of course, nan squad down him person to present for him arsenic good and we haven’t done that good capable successful nan past mates of distant games.” PA Media

5. Carvalho rustle caps Brentford's ‘tough week’

Keith Andrews admitted it has been a “tough week” astatine Brentford pursuing nan news that Fabio Carvalho will miss nan remainder of nan play pinch a superior knee injury. The Bees’ caput coach revealed nan Portuguese midfielder, who has made 33 appearances for nan westbound London nine since joining from Liverpool successful August 2024, sustained an anterior cruciate ligament wounded successful training past week.

“It’s been a reliable week for evident reasons – it’s devastating for him,” Andrews said. “I consciousness for him. He’s personification who I person a batch of respect for arsenic a man. This play he’s not been fixed arsenic galore opportunities arsenic I ideally would person liked. He knows that. Fabio knows he’ll get support from everybody astatine nan shot nine during this difficult period.”

Fabio Carvalho scores Brentford’s 4th extremity astatine Blundell Park

Igor Thiago took his tally this play to 9 goals successful 12 appearances pinch a brace successful nan 3-1 triumph complete Newcastle earlier nan world break, seemingly bolstering his hopes of a call-up for Brazil. “He’s truthful important for america and nan measurement we play,” added Andrews, who will besides beryllium without Josh Dasilva and Antoni Milambo for Saturday’s sojourn to Brighton. PA Media

6. Silva does not fearfulness sack arsenic unit mounts

Marco Silva insists he remains “on nan aforesaid page” pinch Fulham’s level arsenic speculation mounts complete his early astatine Craven Cottage. Silva is yet to respond to a caller statement connection made by nan nine this week, pinch his woody group to expire astatine nan extremity of nan season.

“We person been connected nan aforesaid page. Of people we don’t work together connected everything – I deliberation successful your occupation you don’t work together connected everything,” said Silva earlier Saturday’s Premier League lucifer pinch Sunderland. “If you person been achieving awesome results each nan seasons we person been present and sometimes overachieving arsenic well, you cannot do it if you are not connected nan aforesaid page.”

Fulham head Marco Silva sees his broadside falter against Fulham

Silva was starring nan database of top-flight managers successful threat of nan sack 2 weeks ago, aft his side’s dismal conclusion astatine Everton extended their mediocre tally to 5 defeats from their past six games. He bemoaned nan constricted opportunity to put things right, pinch astir of his squad jetting disconnected connected world work soon aft nan 2-0 nonaccomplishment astatine nan Hill Dickinson Stadium.

“It was astir apt a infinitesimal to beryllium together aft nan past lucifer because we were clear pinch each different astatine nan extremity of nan crippled that it was not bully enough,” added Silva. “We are fresh to spell but successful position of mentation it is not nan perfect scenario. But it will beryllium nan aforesaid for our opponents, and we person to beryllium fresh to springiness a wholly different reply to nan past game.” PA Media