Cole Palmer looked up to see his number on the board, then didn’t look up again. As Wesley Fofana thanked the fans, Palmer inspected every blade of grass in his path as if they possessed hypnotic powers,

Matt Law was at Villa Park to watch Chelsea’s loss to Aston Villa last week, and he noticed a lot of things about Cole Palmer’s frustration in the game: “Cole had his big chance when he went through one on one with Emi Martinez,” Law explained on the London is Blue podcast.

Cole Palmer's dry spell in front of goal has not had an adverse effect on the Chelsea attacking midfielder's mood, manager Enzo Maresca said ahead of a Premier League meeting with Leicester City.