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Cole Palmer

Attacking midfielder24 yrsPenalties 1stFree kicks 2nd
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.292 non-penalty goals from 23 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.373 assists, 15 key passes
Finishing
+0.20goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.3410% of Chelsea’s build-up value

Cole Palmer ranks 10th of 138 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 18.4m on average. They carry 21% of Chelsea’s attacking involvement, the largest share in the squad.

Against their position

87 midfielders

Average match rating7.61

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.29
Non-penalty goals
0.29
xG
0.29
Non-penalty xG
0.29
Shots
3.31
Shots on target
1.67
Shot accuracy
42%not ranked
npxG per shot
0.09
Shot distance
18.4m
Set-piece share
5%
Goals against xG
-0.0

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.43
Expected assists
0.37
Key passes
2.16
npxG + xA
0.66
xG chain
0.93
xG build-up
0.34
Assists against xA
+0.4

On the ball

per 90
Touches
51.33
Passes
34.67
Pass completion
81%
Take-ons attempted
3.00
Take-on success
–not ranked
Dispossessed
2.00

Defending

per 90
Tackles
1.67
Tackles won
–not ranked
Interceptions
0.33
Clearances
0.33
Aerials won
0.33
Aerial success
–not ranked
Dribbled past
0.33

Discipline

per 90
Fouls committed
1.00
Caught offside
0.33
Errors
0season count
Yellow cards
2season count
Red cards
0season count

Ranked against 87 midfielders with half a match a round or more, the same comparison the compare page makes. Where less is better, such as being dispossessed, the order is turned round, so a high percentile is always the good end.

This week

Gameweek 8

Next fixture

Gameweek 8

vs Tottenham

Sat 24 Oct, 16:30 UTC

Tottenham concede 14.7 shots a match and are 1.16× the league norm against central attack (32 shots so far). A favourable draw.

Projected shots
3.66

3.31 per 90 × 1.11

Projected on target
0.67

0.72 per 90 × 0.93

Season rate times what this opponent concedes, over a full ninety minutes. Check availability.

Shots

7 appearances
  • Over 0.55 of 771%± 17
  • Over 1.55 of 771%± 17
  • Over 2.54 of 757%± 19
  • Over 3.52 of 729%± 17

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 2 of 7.

Shooting profile

23 shots

Where they shoot

23 shots
Every shotBy zone
Opponent goalLeftRight
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals

Cole Palmer, 2026/27, 17 shots in the final 35m, 2 scored.

left
46%
Centre
18%
right
36%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.087
Shots per 90
3.31
Key passes per 90
2.16
Average shot distance
18.4m
From set pieces
5%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
0%
Through balls
0%
Own dribble
19%
Headed
0%

Club role

Chelsea

What they are for

  • Corners and set piecesSupplies 13% of Chelsea’s dead-ball danger, from 2 deliveries that became shots.
  • On the pitch100% of available minutes.

What would actually have to be replaced. Losing the penalty taker is not the same as losing a proportional slice of Cole Palmer’soutput.

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. João Pedro0.3 xG2 shots, 2g
  2. Morgan Rogers0.3 xG7 shots, 0g
  3. Romeo Lavia0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
  4. Danny Welbeck0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
  5. Pedro Neto0.0 xG1 shot, 0g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. João Pedro1.0 xG3 shots, 2g
  2. Pedro Neto0.5 xG3 shots, 0g
  3. Morgan Rogers0.3 xG3 shots, 0g
  4. Maxence Lacroix0.3 xG2 shots, 0g
  5. Jordan Henderson0.0 xG1 shot, 1g

Season record

2026/27

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Cole Palmer carries 10.0% of Chelsea’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.339
    42% of midfielders
  • Possession value per 900.934
    94% of midfielders

Ranked against 52 midfielders with a comparable sample. Build-up is the value of possessions a player was involved in, with their own shots and final passes removed, so it credits the work before the chance rather than the chance.

Match by match

Match log

7 appearances, oldest first
1g

at Fulham5 shots
2 on target

1g

v Brighton4 shots
1 on target

at Arsenal3 shots
2 on target

v Hull3 shots
0 on target

at Brentford2 shots
0 on target

2 blanksno shot
not placed

Height is shots, solid is on target, and the dashed rule is the 1.5 line. The feed cannot date an appearance with no shot in it, so 2 sits at the end, counted but unplaced.

How to read the ties. Each rate ties back to the league average: solid where the sample is settled, broken where it is still being shrunk toward the league, an open circle where there is no cohort to rank against.