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Palmer injury latest after England international withdrawal

21 September 2026 47 comments
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And so it begins – the withdrawal of players from international duty!

PALMER SET TO WITHDRAW FROM ENGLAND SQUAD

Cole Palmer (£9.7m) is set to withdraw from England’s squad for the upcoming Nations League due to ‘load management’.

The 26.7%-owned midfielder played the full 90 minutes of Chelsea’s 3-0 defeat to Brentford on Friday, but reports suggest he will now miss England’s upcoming fixtures.

The Telegraph are among the outlets saying he has suffered a “small muscular issue”.

Thomas Tuchel’s men face Spain, Czechia (twice!) and Croatia before domestic football resumes next month.

Chelsea aren’t next in action until Saturday 10 October, so we should get updates on Palmer from both Tuchel and Xabi Alonso before the Gameweek 6 deadline.

RASHFORD + MAINOO TO FOLLOW?

Marcus Rashford (£7.0m) and Kobbie Mainoo (£5.5m) are doubts for international duty, too.

Rashford was substituted off at Fulham on Sunday, having picked up a hip issue.

Mainoo, who played for 80 minutes in that match, is also believed to be carrying an injury.

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  1. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    11 hours, 49 mins ago

    Important omission from the article. Gibbs White no longer has the 3 week international break off.

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    1. FOREST FOREVER 2
      • 1 Year
      10 hours, 9 mins ago

      yes. he deserves a chance with the 3 Lions.

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  2. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    11 hours, 36 mins ago

    The photo in this article is incorrect. That's a photo of Simple Jack, not of Cole Palmer.

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  3. pjomara
    • 16 Years
    11 hours, 30 mins ago

    Finally updated autosubs.
    61 Pts
    Only for Semenyo(c) I was goosed.

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  4. mad_beer ✅
    • 11 Years
    11 hours, 28 mins ago

    My original plan was to WC this GW and BB the week after. I'm not sure if that is the right move or not.

    Kinsky
    Calafiori, Hall, Gvardiol
    Rogers, Semenyo, Szoboszlai, Tzolis
    Pedro, Haaland, Isak

    Dubravka, Slater, Greaves, Thomas

    2FTs and 1.5 ITB

    What do you think?

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  5. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    11 hours, 28 mins ago

    Does anybody understand his hair?

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    1. mad_beer ✅
      • 11 Years
      11 hours, 27 mins ago

      At least he has some.

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    2. pjomara
      • 16 Years
      11 hours, 27 mins ago

      Meet me at McDonald's?

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    3. The Philosopher
      • 6 Years
      11 hours, 19 mins ago

      That's the hair you get when you eat too much chippy chips.

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    4. el polako
      • 9 Years
      10 hours, 30 mins ago

      All he needs now is Longsdale tracksuit and Vauxhall Corsa with loud exhaust and go faster stickers.

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    5. Dokdok666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 hours, 9 mins ago

      receding hairline with a combover

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  6. Malkmus
    • 15 Years
    11 hours, 13 mins ago

    Bruno to Saka?

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    1. Pompel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 hours, 8 mins ago

      I will wait until GW7. Bruno should get something against tot

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      1. Malkmus
        • 15 Years
        10 hours, 48 mins ago

        Ta

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    2. ZZC Missions
      2 hours, 14 mins ago

      Agreed as he is going down in price today

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  7. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    11 hours, 2 mins ago

    Rate my Potential WC team, 0.1 short atm but if I activate hopefully Bruno drops 0.1 tonight to allow it:

    Leno
    Calafiori | Hall | De Cuyper
    Bruno | Palmer | Saka | Groß | King
    Haaland | Barry

    Lecomte | Davis | Thomas | Walle Egeli

    Saka to a city mid for Ipswich (H) GW7 likely

    Thanks

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    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      10 hours, 59 mins ago

      Moves are:

      Kinsky to Leno
      Dubravka to Lecomte
      Shaw to De Cuyper
      Hume to Hall
      KDH to Saka
      Cherki to King
      Joao Pedro to Barry

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    2. HaalandHaaland
      • 2 Years
      10 hours, 54 mins ago

      Why would you get Bruno on a wildcard? Man Utd is only going to play spurs once and even then judging by their poor form I’m not even sure if Bruno will get something. Looks to be a boring 1:1 or 0:0 draw with the attacking quality

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        10 hours, 52 mins ago

        Because I already have him and want him long term

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    3. Kingy109
      • 5 Years
      10 hours, 23 mins ago

      I wouldn't want Leno long term. Robinson so you can rotate maybe.
      Where can you go from King and Barry once the fixtures turn?
      You'll want Saka for Hull so don't like the hokey cokey.
      Bench is weak with fixtures starting to pile up.
      You have no defcon except Bobby Thomas so no floor pick you can play in harder fixtures.
      I think Bruno + Haaland + Saka + Palmer requires too much sacrifice elsewhere

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        8 hours, 16 mins ago

        Thanks appreciate the thoughts

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  8. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 17 Years
    11 hours, 1 min ago

    Last Man Standing GW5 (820 teams)

    Safety score = 33
    Top score = Stephen Johnson with 79

    59 teams eliminated, 761 teams through to GW6

    Entry to reopen in 2 weeks.

    https://plan.livefpl.net//LMS (M.Nunes and Stach scores incorrect at least as late changes)

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    1. Davros
      • 17 Years
      10 hours, 42 mins ago

      Thanks TM
      do you have safety scores for gw 1-4. I couldn’t see them on the site but might be reading it wrong!

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      1. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        10 hours, 23 mins ago

        Shouldn’t you be asking Nyder to do this for you?

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      2. RedLightning
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 hours, 30 mins ago

        See the Last Man Standing section of my Community Articles (https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2026/09/16/ffs-mini-leagues-and-community-competitions-gameweek-4-3 etc).
        (The safety scores after hits for Gameweeks 1-5 were 41, 73, 40, 62 and 33).

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    2. FOREST FOREVER 2
      • 1 Year
      10 hours, 11 mins ago

      Safely made it.

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  9. Atimis
    • 10 Years
    10 hours, 48 mins ago

    Thoughts on the WC GKs?

    1) Raya + 4.0 - But then with Cala and Konsa, or just Cala?
    2) Verb + 4.5 rotation - Ain't De Cuyper more interesting option in Brighton def? Do we really have a viable 4.5 GK for rotation?
    3) Verb + 4.0 - Similar as above.

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  10. Harper_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 hours, 46 mins ago

    Answers on a postcard, How many points will Pascal Gross get this season?

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    1. el polako
      • 9 Years
      10 hours, 34 mins ago

      3 x as much as Florian Wirtz.

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      1. FOREST FOREVER 2
        • 1 Year
        10 hours, 4 mins ago

        Got him before Cov for Ndiaye. Enjoyed the points. Kept him in GW5 WC kept him but benched for Josh King. On King's first half perofrmance dont; think it was the worst decision ihave ever made. But bad outcome.

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    2. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 hours, 25 mins ago

      Depends what happens once Hinshelwood is back from injury. It's not sustainable his current form in any case.

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      1. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        10 hours, 21 mins ago

        Bloody wizards equivocating!

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    3. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      10 hours, 22 mins ago

      148

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      1. Pompel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 hours, 18 mins ago

        Him being on 47 already, that's 3 points per match for remainder of season

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  11. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    10 hours, 46 mins ago

    Food for thought: (so many question geez)

    A) get Barry or Gonzalo
    B) sell Isak or keep?
    C) Bruno to Schade can get me JoaoPedro to Haaland - yes or no?
    D) Semenyo - keep or sell(if I get Haaland then Semenyo could be selled?)
    E) Gonzalo or King from Fulham?

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    1. Atimis
      • 10 Years
      10 hours, 35 mins ago

      Would rather punt on Gonzalo with the fixtures. Also, I'd rather go Isak to Haaland if JPedro is fit after IB. Then, ain't Barnes with better fixtures now than Schade? I would also keep Semenyo. King vs Gonzalo depends on team structure mostly...

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    2. Obi 1 Kenobi 0
      • 1 Year
      10 hours, 28 mins ago

      To throw my 10p in:

      A) Gonzalo
      B)Keep
      C)Yes
      D) sell if getting Haaland
      E) Gonzalo as per A)

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    3. PogChamp
      • 15 Years
      10 hours, 18 mins ago

      Isak feels like Saka. You can never decide if they are good value. I’m playing my WC too and will probably keep Isak.

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    4. Snoopydog
      • 2 Years
      10 hours, 12 mins ago

      A: Barry
      B: Sell
      C: Do it
      D: Meh
      E: King

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  12. Augho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 hours, 21 mins ago

    Does anyone else think there’s a chance Palmer is using the injury to get out of international duty after being snubbed by Tuchel at the World Cup? He’s completed 90 minutes in the last four GWs and has missed just eight minutes in total all season so Chelsea are hardly practising load management with him

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    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      10 hours, 20 mins ago

      No, I believe he’s genuinely injured, the players don’t fib about these things.

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    2. el polako
      • 9 Years
      10 hours, 18 mins ago

      No, never.
      Cole is a stand up dude, made guy, he’d never flip on Thomas the Tuch engine like that.

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    3. Snoopydog
      • 2 Years
      10 hours, 16 mins ago

      It's possible. Either way,
      minor muscle injury doesn't sound like will keep him out for long, and if there is a twinge of some kind, why aggravate it? Feels like he'll be back for GW6.

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    4. Capocannonieri
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 hours, 30 mins ago

      Sounds like nothing is serious, but he feels something. That said, it's probably 60% mostly a rest. Rather than true injury.

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  13. FOREST FOREVER 2
    • 1 Year
    10 hours, 7 mins ago

    Very few really important intenrationals other than the big events these days. Qualifciation has become very easy for teams like England. No need to risk players even with a minor injury.

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    1. Capocannonieri
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 hours, 28 mins ago

      Even Italy might qualify for the next cup. 64 teams is almost a 100% certainty for a team of England's quality.

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  14. Ode
    • 9 Years
    10 hours, 1 min ago

    Should I bench boost?

    Kinsky (MUN, A)
    Barry (HUL, A)
    Thomas (NEW, H)
    Egan (EVE, H)

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