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Palmer to miss three more Chelsea games after breaking toe

Cole Palmer reacts during a UEFA Champions League match at Football Arena Munich. [AFP]

Chelsea and England forward Cole Palmer will miss two Premier League games and the Champions League clash with Barcelona next week after fracturing a toe, coach Enzo Maresca said on Friday.

Maresca said that 23-year-old Palmer, who had just returned to training after two months out with a groin injury, had suffered the injury at home.

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