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FPL tips and team of the week: Cole Palmer and Nicholas Jackson will shine in gameweek 14
2 December 2024 Off

FPL tips and team of the week: Cole Palmer and Nicholas Jackson will shine in gameweek 14

By Total Football News

Stefan Ortega, Manchester City, keeper, £5.2m – home to Nottingham Forest

Two weeks ago, triple Arsenal defence paid off against Forest at home so we’re going back to the well again.

Arsenal restricted Forest to zero shots on target in that match. City’s defence isn’t quite as good and they’ve played pretty poorly recently.

However, they still have quality players and have managed at least 11 clean sheets per season

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Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa: Cole Palmer stars as Unai Emery’s troubles continue
1 December 2024 Off

Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa: Cole Palmer stars as Unai Emery’s troubles continue

By Total Football News

Cole Palmer shone in a comfortable Chelsea win over an Aston Villa side whose worrying winless run extended to eight matches.

Nicolas Jackson gave Chelsea a seventh-minute lead, squeezing a first-time finish past Emi Martinez after Marc Cucurella forced Jadon Philogene into a mistake on the edge of his own box before crossing.

Enzo Fernandez then volleyed in the second in the 36th minute.

The Argentina midfielder finished with his

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Chelsea 2-1 Newcastle: Cole Palmer scores seventh goal of season
27 October 2024 Off

Chelsea 2-1 Newcastle: Cole Palmer scores seventh goal of season

By Total Football News

Cole Palmer scored his seventh goal of the season as Chelsea beat Newcastle to continue their impressive start.

Palmer struck early in the second half when his clean strike from just inside the penalty area beat Nick Pope at his near post.

Nicolas Jackson’s fifth league goal of the campaign had given the Blues an 18th-minute lead, when he fired home from Pedro Neto’s square ball after Palmer’s delicious pass

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West Ham United 0-3 Chelsea: Two goals from Nicolas Jackson and one from Cole Palmer secure victory at London Stadium
21 September 2024 Off

West Ham United 0-3 Chelsea: Two goals from Nicolas Jackson and one from Cole Palmer secure victory at London Stadium

By Total Football News

Nicolas Jackson scored twice as Chelsea condemned lacklustre West Ham to a third consecutive home defeat in the Premier League.

Chelsea took a fourth-minute lead after West Ham’s players switched off at a free-kick which allowed Jadon Sancho to send Jackson clear on the left.

Jackson left Edson Alvarez trailing in his wake then cut inside on to his right foot and threaded a low shot through the legs of

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PFA awards: Phil Foden wins men’s player of year & Cole Palmer young player of year
20 August 2024 Off

PFA awards: Phil Foden wins men’s player of year & Cole Palmer young player of year

By Total Football News

Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden has won the Professional Footballers’ Association men’s player of the year award, while Chelsea winger Cole Palmer was named young player of the year.

It is the first time since the 2009-10 campaign that both men’s awards have gone to English players.

Wayne Rooney and James Milner won the player and young player of the year prizes respectively for that season.

“To win this award

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Cole Palmer: Chelsea attacking midfielder signs two-year contract extension to 2023
13 August 2024 Off

Cole Palmer: Chelsea attacking midfielder signs two-year contract extension to 2023

By Total Football News

Cole Palmer has signed a new Chelsea contract to extend his stay at Stamford Bridge until 2033.

The 22-year-old attacking midfielder is now on a nine-year deal with improved terms after a sensational breakthrough season in west London.

Palmer scored 25 goals and contributed 15 assists in 45 appearances during his first season at Chelsea after a £42.5m move from Manchester City last summer.

The Blues have been keen to

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Devante Cole: West Bromwich Albion sign ex-Barnsley striker
31 July 2024 Off

Devante Cole: West Bromwich Albion sign ex-Barnsley striker

By Total Football News

West Bromwich Albion have signed Devante Cole on a two-year deal following his exit from League One side Barnsley.

The 29-year-old former Manchester City youngster – the son of former Arsenal, Newcastle, Manchester United and England striker Andy Cole – becomes Albion’s fifth summer signing.

Cole, who scored 18 League One goals last season, follows the arrival of defenders Paddy McNair and Torbjorn Heggem, midfielder Ousmane Diakite and goalkeeper

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Brighton 1-2 Chelsea – Cole Palmer on target as Blues move up to sixth place
16 May 2024 0

Brighton 1-2 Chelsea – Cole Palmer on target as Blues move up to sixth place

By Total Football News

Palmer is one of the signings of the season. Before he joined Chelsea from Manchester City in the summer, the 22-year-old had never scored in the top flight.

In this campaign he has managed 22 goals and 10 assists in 33 league games.

Palmer’s side had the better of the first half and were given an early penalty when referee Michael Salisbury adjudged Facundo Buonanotte to have fouled Cucurella in

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Cole Palmer: Europe a ‘step in right direction’ for Chelsea
15 May 2024 0

Cole Palmer: Europe a ‘step in right direction’ for Chelsea

By Total Football News

A fifth or sixth-placed Premier League finish would give the Blues a spot in next season’s Europa League, while seventh is only good enough for the Europa Conference League.

However, if rivals Manchester United finish outside the top six they could still take a Europa League place by winning the FA Cup.

If that were to happen, the side finishing fifth would also enter the Europa League, but sixth place

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Cole Palmer: Brighton tried to sign Chelsea midfielder from Manchester City
14 May 2024 0

Cole Palmer: Brighton tried to sign Chelsea midfielder from Manchester City

By Total Football News

Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi says he attempted to sign Cole Palmer from Manchester City last summer.

Attacking midfielder Palmer has been a key player for Chelsea this season following his £42.5m move from City in September 2023.

The 22-year-old has scored 21 goals and chipped in with 10 assists in 31 Premier League games before Chelsea’s penultimate fixture of the season against Brighton on Wednesday.

De Zerbi said that

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