Cole Palmer was fortunate to escape with an injury during Chelsea's 2-1 victory over Leicester City. The 22-year-old was on the receiving end of a challenge in the first half from Wilfred Ndidi, who scraped his boost down the Chelsea attacker's achilles ...

According the Premier League match panel, via TNT presenter Lynsey Hipgrave, the Ghana international escaped further punishment as the VAR noted he was only a short distance from Palmer when he launched into the tackle, while the challenge was also said to lack ‘intensity’.

Harry Kane was critical of the nine players who pulled out of England duty last week and Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has responded to his comments, with Cole Palmer among those who withdrew from the squ