Chelsea to rest injured Palmer for two to three weeks, Maresca says

Chelsea have decided to rest attacking midfielder Cole Palmer for the next two to three weeks to help him recover from injury, manager Enzo Maresca told reporters on Friday. England international Palmer suffered a groin injury last month, but returned to action with back-to-back goals against Brentford and Bayern Munich. However, the 23-year-old was forced off the field with injury during Saturday's 2-1 loss at Manchester United. "Yes, we decided to protect a little bit Cole. In terms of not letting his injury get worse," Maresca told reporters ahead of Saturday's Premier League home game against Brighton & Hove Albion. "We decided to rest him for two, three weeks until the international break to see if with that rest he...