Cole Palmer marks Chelsea return with instant impact at Brentford 🥶 | OneFootball

Chelsea were seriously struggling to find a way through against Brentford on Saturday, and once again have the talents of star Cole Palmer to thank for saving them.

The Englishman was on the bench and set to earn some minutes upon his return from a groin injury. However, boss Maresca deemed that he couldn't wait any longer, as the Blues were seriously struggling for ideas.

Palmer entered the game at 56 minutes, and within the next five, managed to pull Chelsea level with an equaliser.

Brentford essentially had six or seven defenders sitting back at a time, but none of them picked out Palmer in the box, who was in the right place to volley home into the bottom left side of the net.

Surprisingly, it's his first Premier League goal from open play since January.

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