Chelsea confirm selection boost ahead of Manchester United visit

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-30 · by Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

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Chelsea has confirmed that Cole Palmer will be available for their upcoming match against Manchester United despite being suspended after receiving two yellow cards during a recent loss to Tottenham. The suspension was served during Chelsea’s EFL Cup match against Liverpool. Additionally, Palmer participated in training at Cobham alongside Valentin Barco and Marco Palestra while other players were recovering in the gym. Manager Alonso expressed that Palmer has acknowledged his mistake and is expected to return to the starting lineup for the Manchester United game.

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Despite being sent off in Chelsea's defeat against Tottenham Hotspur, Cole Palmer will not miss any Premier League matches due to an automatic one-match suspension, which he served during the EFL Cup match with Liverpool. This comes as a boost for Chelsea ahead of their upcoming match against Manchester United, who are on an eight-game winless streak across all competitions. While most Chelsea players were doing recovery work in the gym at Cobham, Palmer was out training with teammates Valentin Barco and Marco Palestra. Following his dismissal, Palmer apologized to Chelsea supporters for his ill-discipline and is now expected to be recalled to the starting XI by manager Alonso for the upcoming match against United.

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🔮 A statement via the Premier League website reads: “Despite being sent off for two bookable offences in Chelsea's defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, and receiving an automatic one-match suspension, Cole Palmer will not miss any Premier League matches.

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Chelsea ORG · 4× Alonso PERSON · 3× Palmer PERSON · 3× Liverpool ORG · 2× Premier League ORG · 2× Blues ORG · 1× Cole Palmer PERSON · 1× Man United ORG · 1× Tottenham Hotspur ORG · 1× Valentin Barco PERSON · 1×

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A statement via the Premier League website reads: “Despite being sent off for two bookable offences in Chelsea's defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, and receiving an automatic one-match suspension, Cole Palmer will not miss any Premier League matches.

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2026-10-31 · Evening Standard

Chelsea confirm selection boost ahead of Manchester United visit · assertive framing

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Palmer → read → matches

“Instead, he served his suspension in Chelsea's fourth round encounter with Liverpool in the EFL Cup on Wednesday.” asserted

he → serve → Wednesday

In a boost for Alonso, Chelsea have confirmed that Palmer is in contention to face Man United - who are on a run of eight games without a win across all competitions. asserted

who → confirm → competitions

While the majority of Blues players who featured at Anfield were inside doing recovery work in the gym at Cobham, Palmer was out on the grass along with Valentin Barco and Marco Palestra. asserted

Palmer → feature → Barco

Palmer did apologise to Chelsea supporters for his ill-discipline against Tottenham and is now expected to earn an immediate recall to the starting XI for the visit of United following talks with Alonso. asserted

Palmer → apologise → Alonso

"We spoke,” Alonso said before the Liverpool game. asserted

Alonso → speak → game

“He knows the mistake he made. asserted

he → know → mistake

“It's things he can avoid. asserted

he → avoid → ?

Let's hope it's not going to be repeated. asserted

it → let → ?

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