Cole Palmer: Interesting Data Shows Chelsea Would Be Battling Relegation without Their Superstar

• Cole Palmer has been a gem for Chelsea since signing from Manchester City
• The 21-year-old is Chelsea’s top scorer this season with 18 goals in all competitions
• Stats show Chelsea would be battling relegation without the Englishman’s goals

To say Cole Palmer has been crucial for Chelsea would be an understatement.

The youngster has been a revelation under Mauricio Pochettino thanks to his consistent performances for a Chelsea side that have been underwhelming for the majority of this season.

Initially, it looked like Manchester City got the deal of the season when they cashed in £42.5m for Palmer to move to West London.

It is Chelsea, however, who are the happier side as their signing is proving to be worth every penny.

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Palmer’s stats for Chelsea

According to Transfermarkt, Palmer is one of the most consistent players for Chelsea this season, making 38 appearances.

In his first six months as a Chelsea player, he has been involved in 30 goals for his side across all competitions, including 13 in the Premier League.

His three goal involvements in the FA Cup have also been crucial to see Chelsea advance to the last four, where they face Manchester City on April 20.

Chelsea’s league position without Palmer

In the Premier League, Palmer has crucially been involved in 21 goals for the Blues.

Taking into account Chelsea currently lie in 11th place on the log, it is hard to imagine where the club would be without their talisman.

According to stats from Planet Football, the 21-year-old attacker has directly won the Blues 15 points this season through either his goals or assists.

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Without his services, Chelsea would be battling relegation alongside the likes of Luton, Sheffield United and their rivals on Saturday Burnley.

Here is a comprehensive look at how the Premier League table would look without Cole Palmer’s goals

Cole Palmer blasts teammates

Elsewhere, Sports Brief reported on how Cole Palmer blasted his teammates after the 2-2 draw against Burnley.

Palmer did not hold back with his post-match comments as he labelled his side “poor” for the way they conceded against a relegation-threatened team that was playing with ten men.

“It’s poor, really… it can’t happen, especially when they go down to ten men," he said.