Chelsea Cole Palmer’s top scorer failed to score for the first time in his career as Leicester goalkeeper Leicester City Mads Hermann denied international England from the spot In Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Chelsea seemed sure to move on when Victor Kristiansen admitted a penalty for a 20th minute foul at Jadon Sancho in The Premier League – Only for Dane Hermansen to refuse Palmer.
“It was a completely brilliant storage,” former goalkeeper Foxes and Blues Mark Schwarzer told the BBC Radio 5 Live. “He waits until the last second and spreads, full extent to his left.
“Cole Palmer’s hitting rhythm – has gone for rhythm, power and direction. He’s gone for power over the placement and the goalkeeper does just so well. It’s a very good savings.”
Cole Palmer thought he was going to score his first goal from January 14th …
Instead he lost his first sentence for Chelsea 🙃 pic.twitter.com/idsvzdoymm
– b/r football (@brfootball) 9 March 2025
Cole Palmer loses the penalty
The Chelsea season player for 2023/24 has completed all 17 kicks recorded as receiving from the Statistics Website Transfer.
Nine of his 16th in the Premier League came during his excellent first campaign in Chelsea and added one for England against Bosnia and Herzegovina last June.
Manchester City’s former perspective scored three penalties this season, first turning home at Brighton & Hove Albion in September before the bag two into a game in Tottenham in December.
Huge of the Mads! 👏 👏 pic.twitter.com/bby0txqjqg
– Leicester City (@LCFC) 9 March 2025
Chelsea vs Leicester
Leicester is 29 points behind Chelsea on the table, but was almost scored shortly after Tosin Adarabioyo headed with his own cross during a mixing with goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.
Pilgrim He won the nickname “Cold” for his ability to keep his cool on his way to score 27 times in all matches last season, but the 22 -year -old entered the meeting in an eight game with no goal in all matches.
“He is on a bad shape, according to his standards,” Schwarzer added. “The sentence was one of someone with no huge confidence.
“It was not Cole Palmer’s best sentence, but, every time a goalkeeper saves the penalty spot like this, he goes down as a very good savings.”
Chelsea will move over Manchester City to fourth if they avoid defeat, while Leicester started six points behind the wolves of a fourth bottom.
