Official: Cole Palmer returns to Chelsea and will not play for England

Cole Palmer missed Chelsea's last match against Arsenal, raising questions about his participation in the Nations League games. Now everything has become officially clear.

Details: The England national team confirmed that the midfielder will not be able to assist the national squad during this international break. Palmer remains at Chelsea for further assessment of an injury sustained during training.

It should be noted that England will play two matches as part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The first is on Friday, March 21, against Albania, and the second on Monday, March 24, against Latvia.

This season, Cole Palmer has played 33 matches, scoring 14 goals and providing six assists.

Reminder: Without Palmer, Chelsea showed an extremely weak performance against Arsenal, which was the worst under Mareska's leadership by an important metric. The team's expected goals (xG) coefficient was only 0.35, the lowest in 43 matches with the Italian at the helm as coach.