Chelsea are set to be without Cole Palmer for the remainder of the month as the 23-year-old continues to recover from his persistent groin injury.

Palmer is expected to miss at least four matches for the Blues, with the club anticipating the England international to be out for weeks, rather than months, football.london understands. Enzo Maresca is going to have to deal with his star attacker's absence, but the Chelsea head coach has become somewhat accustomed to that already this season.

The Chelsea star has made just four appearances in all competitions this term due to the ongoing groin issues he has been suffering with. Palmer's last appearance for the Blues was in the 2-1 defeat at Manchester United last month when the former Manchester City midfielder limped off the pitch at Old Trafford after 20 minutes.

Chelsea go to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League once the international break has concluded, with Maresca set to ponder a number of options to go in the No.10 role at the City Ground. One of them could be Estevao Willian, who is the talk of the town at the moment after his dramatic winning goal against Liverpool at the weekend.

The 18-year-old...