Cole Palmer, top scorer of Chelsea, made it for the first time in his career when the goalkeeper of Leicester City, Mads Hermenssen At the Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Chelsea seemed to be sure when Victor Kristianen was a penalty for a foul from the 20th minute against Jadon Sancho in the admission Premier League – only for Dane Hermansen, Palmer.
“It was an absolutely brilliant rescue,” said the former goalkeeper of Füchsen and Blues, Mark Schwarzer, to BBC Radio 5 live. “He waits to the last second and spreads, which spreads on the full route on the left.
“Cole Palmer’s hit at speed – he is for speed, power and direction. He went to power about the placement and the goalkeeper is just doing this so well. It’s a really good rescue. “
Cole Palmer thought that he had scored his first goal since January 14 …
Instead, he missed his first penalty for Chelsea 🙃 pic.twitter.com/idsvzdoymm
– B/R Football (@Brfootball) March 9, 2025
Cole Palmer misses the punishment
The Chelsea player of the season for 2023/24 has achieved all 17 Spot kicks that he recorded from Statistics website Transfer market.
Nine of his 16 in the Premier League came during his outstanding first campaign in Chelsea and added one for England against Bosnia and Herzegovina last June.
The former interested party of Manchester City achieved three penalty penalties this season and converted at home in Brighton & Hove Albion in September before entering two in a game in Tottenham in December.
Huge from Mads! 👏 👏 pic.twitter.com/bby0txqjqg
– Leicester City (@lcfc) March 9, 2025
Chelsea against Leicester
Leicester is 29 points behind Chelsea in the table, but almost scored shortly afterwards when Tosin Adarabioyo joined goalkeeper Robert Sanchez against his own crossbar during a confusion with goalkeeper.
Palmer Earn the nickname “cold” for his ability to keep his ability on the way to a 27-fold in all competitions last season, but the 22-year-old came into the encounter in an eight game run without a goal.
“He is on a bad shape according to his standards,” added Schwarzer. “The punishment was one of someone without great trust.
“It wasn’t Cole Palmer’s best penalty, but when a goalkeeper saves in front of the penalty point, it is a very good rescue.”
Chelsea will move to fourth place over Manchester City if you avoid a defeat, while Leicester started six points behind wolves of the fourth floor.
