The British talent did not take long to show his value under the Chelsea shirt.

Chelsea temporarily dispelled the gloomy atmosphere at Stamford Bridge with two consecutive victories against Luton Town and Wimbledon. 

Therefore, coach Mauricio Pochettino’s team is predicted to easily extend their winning streak when they only have to welcome Nottingham Forest at home.

However, a surprise happened at Stamford Bridge, when Nottingham got the opening goal at the beginning of the second half thanks to Anthony Elanga.

Despite great efforts and creating a series of good opportunities, Chelsea still could not find a way to penetrate the opponent’s net and had to admit defeat with the minimum score. 

Obviously, there aren’t too many positive things to say about Chelsea’s performance in this match, and Cole Palmer is one of those rare bright spots.

Landing at Stamford Bridge on transfer deadline day, Chelsea’s £45 million contract soon left a positive impression with a commendable performance against Nottingham. 

Entering the field at the end of the match and only having about 28 minutes of playing time, Palmer made Nottingham’s defense many times turbulent with effective disruptive situations.

Data from Statman Dave shows that the English talent had 3/4 of his attempts to dribble past Nottingham successfully, only less than the achievement of Nicolas Jackson – who appeared in the starting lineup. 

In addition, Palmer also scored with 45 touches, and 28/33 accurate passes – including 18 passes to the final third of the field and 1 pass that created a scoring opportunity.

In addition, the former Manchester City star also impressed with 2 ball recovery situations, won 3 duels and was the second highest scoring substitute from Sofascore in this match (6.9, only behind Elanga)