Cole Palmer missed training on Tuesday due to the groin issue which saw him miss Chelsea’s win over West Ham last week.

The England international felt discomfort in his groin during the warm-up for the game in east London on Friday night.

He was not risked and sat out of the 5-1 romp over the Hammers as the Blues shone without one of their star performers.

Palmer has been dealing with the minor groin issue since the Club World Cup and while it is not considered serious it is clearly hampering him.

Sky Sports report on Tuesday afternoon that the 23-year-old was not with the rest of the Chelsea first team in training.

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While not good news for Blues fans, the report stated that there is still hope he will be available for Saturday’s meeting with

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