Story by“A good in-depth conversation” – Liam Rosenior seems to make call on Cole Palmer starting tonightThe Chelsea NewsWed, January 14, 2026 at 5:52 AM UTC·2 min readChelsea head coach Liam Rosenior has seemingly made a call about whether Cole Palmer will be playing tonight against Arsenal. As we know, Palmer has been struggling with a groin issue for some time now, and recently, it kept him out for a good chunk of time. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementEXCLUSIVE! Chelsea have been offered the chance to sign a former Premier League midfielder!Since returning to the pitch, Palmer hasn’t quite looked the same confident top player that we have all grown used to seeing in a Chelsea shirt. And this had many wondering whether he is fully recovered yet or whether the injury might still be causing him some issues. And it looks like there might be something to the latter, because if Rosenior’s latest hints are anything to go by, Palmer will not be playing at all tonight, let alone starting, as Chelsea prepare to welcome Arsenal in the first leg of the League Cup semi finals. Rosenior sounds like he will rest PalmerCole Palmer in action for Chelsea.