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Chelsea 2025-26 Premier League

Cole Palmer 2025-26

Manchester City decided Cole Palmer was surplus to requirements in 2023. Chelsea paid £40 million and got one of the bargains of the decade. In his debut season at Stamford Bridge, Palmer transformed into a Premier League sensation — and in 2025-26 he remains the most dangerous creative force in England’s attack.

English
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Att. Mid / False 9
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Chelsea
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#20
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The Cole Palmer Story

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The Underdog: Rejected by Man City, Embraced by Chelsea

Pep Guardiola’s squad already had Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne, and Phil Foden. Palmer was told he would not get enough game time. Chelsea moved swiftly and the deal was done. In his first full season, Palmer scored 22 Premier League goals — more than any Chelsea player in a single season for over a decade — silencing every doubter at the Etihad.

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Penalty King & Dead Ball Master

Few players in Premier League history have taken penalties with the composure of Cole Palmer. His conversion rate from the spot is elite-level, and his technique — standing upright, picking a corner — has become one of the most studied set pieces in football. He has also developed into a primary free-kick taker for Chelsea, with the ability to bend the ball around walls at will.

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England’s World Cup 2026 First Choice

Gareth Southgate’s successor faces an embarrassment of riches in midfield — but Palmer has made himself impossible to leave out. His ability to operate as a false nine or a free attacking midfielder gives England tactical flexibility they rarely possessed before. If England are to go deep at the 2026 World Cup in North America, Palmer’s form and fitness will be central to their chances.

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Cole Palmer & Chelsea News

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Chelsea's cheating - was a fine too lenient?

Sports editor Dan Roan analyses whether Chelsea's record fine for a raft of Premier League rule breaches was lenient.

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Hope for Man City, Chelsea & Spurs - great Champions League comebacks

Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester City all need something special to stay in the Champions League, but sides have recovered from …

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Chelsea fine 'meaningless if others aren't playing by same rules'

Rory Smith discusses whether Chelsea's fine will impact clubs if they "don't play by the same rules" in the Premier …

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How Chelsea signed a star team with hidden payments

Chelsea have been hit with a Premier League record fine of £10.75m and handed a suspended transfer ban. Here's what …

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'Don't want to antagonise' - Chelsea may move controversial pre-match huddle

Chelsea expect to move their pre-match huddle away from the centre circle after referee Paul Tierney was caught in the …

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James stars as Chelsea beat Man Utd in Women's League Cup final

Lauren James gets on the scoresheet to put Chelsea on their way to a 2-0 win over Manchester United in …

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Chelsea's James could miss weeks with injury as Neto escapes ban

Chelsea defender Reece James could be out for weeks with a hamstring injury, says head coach Liam Rosenior.

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Serial winners Chelsea block out noise to triumph again

No matter what form Chelsea are in, winning trophies feels inevitable - and they did it again in the Women's …

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David Squires on … Max Dowman, Arsenal’s great release and Chelsea’s Tierney totem

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‘The Premier League is surprisingly lenient’: did Chelsea get off lightly?

<p>Experts believe club would be lucky to escape with fine and suspended transfer ban but further penalties may follow</p><p>The Premier …

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Chelsea’s Reece James an England World Cup doubt with hamstring injury

<ul><li><p>Full-back expected to miss several weeks</p></li><li><p>Rosenior: ‘With a hamstring, it’s never great’</p></li></ul><p>Reece James has given Thomas Tuchel a World Cup …

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Unexpected moment Sky News presenter delivers impassioned 'rant' about Chelsea's lenient £10m fine live on air

Sky News presenter and Sheffield Wednesday fan Sophy Ridge has hit out at the way footballing authorities treat clubs differently …

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Chelsea 'suffer team news LEAK' for second time in a week before facing PSG - including the axeing of £70m star - despite Liam Rosenior launching hunt for dressing room mole

Chelsea's attempts to silence a leak in their camp appear to have failed - with a French newspaper publishing apparent …

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What Chelsea's punishment means for Man City's 115 charges case: Etihad club's former financial advisor gives his verdict after 'extremely lenient' Premier League decision

Chelsea have accepted the historical charges, with their owners having self-reported issues spotted from under the previous regime of Roman …

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OLIVER HOLT: Why Chelsea deserve an asterisk next to their titles, not this pathetically lenient punishment - and why Premier League have boxed themselves into a corner on Manchester City's 115 charges

OLIVER HOLT: Let's not pretend that the punishment meted out to the club by the Premier League is anything other …

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Chelsea punishment backlash: Executives at Premier League clubs demand answers after Blues escaped points deduction despite making secret £47m in illegal payments

MIKE KEEGAN: stunned senior figures from a host of top-flight sides have been in touch with chief executive Richard Masters …

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Chelsea drug-test outcast Mykhailo Mudryk 'offered surprising loan move' if he's saved from a ban

Chelsea outcast Mykhailo Mudryk could yet restart his career on loan away from Stamford Bridge if and when the winger …

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Chelsea handed the Premier League's biggest EVER fine and a suspended transfer ban for rule breaks - but silence remains on Man City's 115 charges

Chelsea have been hit with a record fine of £10.75million after breaking transfer rules during the Roman Abramovich era.

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The SEVEN big-money transfers that sparked Chelsea's Premier League punishment: MIKE KEEGAN'S Q&A on murky moves for Eden Hazard and Co

Here, chief sports reporter Mike Keegan delves deep into the Premier League's explosive ruling and explores what happened, who benefitted …

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Reece James's injury hell returns to haunt him: Chelsea captain out for weeks with hamstring problem

Liam Rosenior's men trail 5-2 on aggregate after suffering a heavy defeat in Paris last week.

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