Chelsea · 2025/26
Cole Palmer
Cole Palmer ranks 100th of 398 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 18.9m on average, with 50% of their danger coming from set pieces. They carry 7% of Chelsea’s attacking output, the 5th largest share in the squad.
This week
Next fixture
Gameweek 2vs Brighton
Sun 30 Aug, 13:00 UTC
Brighton concede 11.7 shots a match and are 1.06× the league norm against forwards. Roughly an average matchup.
- Projected shots
- 2.86
- Projected on target
- 1.04
2.87 per 90 × 1.00
1.12 per 90 × 0.92
Season rate multiplied by what this opponent concedes relative to the league. It assumes a full ninety minutes and takes no account of rotation, so check availability before reading anything into it.
Shots
26 appearances- Over 0.592%± 5
- Over 1.565%± 9
- Over 2.550%± 10
- Over 3.527%± 9
Share of appearances clearing each line, with one standard error. Blank appearances count as misses, 2 of 26 here, so these are lower, and more honest, than rates built only from matches where the player got a shot away.
Shots on target
26 appearances- Over 0.565%± 9
- Over 1.527%± 9
- Over 2.54%± 4
Share of appearances clearing each line, with one standard error. Blank appearances count as misses, 2 of 26 here, so these are lower, and more honest, than rates built only from matches where the player got a shot away.
Where the shots come from
Where they shoot
64 shotsCole Palmer, 2025/26 · 64 shots in the final 35m, 10 scored. Shape carries the outcome rather than colour, so it reads in print and to anyone who cannot separate the hues.
- left
- 8%
- Centre
- 75%
- right
- 17%
share of their shooting xG
Chance quality
xG per shot, distance, how they arrive- xG per shot
- 0.160
- Shots per 90
- 2.87
- Key passes per 90
- 1.08
- Average shot distance
- 18.9m
- From set pieces
- 50%
How their chances arrive
- Crosses
- 17%
- Through balls
- 20%
- Own dribble
- 2%
- Headed
- 0%
What they are for
Roles
penalties, set pieces, crossing, partnerships- PenaltiesTakes them: 6 of 8 Chelsea were awarded.
- When it mattered5 of 10 goals came with the game level or Chelsea behind.
- On the pitch59% of the minutes available to them.
Partnerships
- Feeds João Pedro7 shots, 1.00 xG
- Fed by Pedro Neto10 shots, 1.13 xG
- Fed by Moisés Caicedo4 shots, 0.82 xG
- Fed by Malo Gusto6 shots, 0.67 xG
A share of the attack says how much runs through Cole Palmer. These say what would have to be replaced. Losing the penalty taker or the corner deliverer is not the same as losing a proportional slice of output, and a partnership cuts both ways: the supplier being absent damages the finisher’s numbers too.
Who they play with
Chances received
who supplies them- Pedro Neto1.1 xG10 shots · 1g
- Moisés Caicedo0.8 xG4 shots · 0g
- Malo Gusto0.7 xG6 shots · 1g
- Marc Cucurella0.6 xG2 shots · 1g
- Alejandro Garnacho0.4 xG6 shots · 0g
Chances created
who they supply- João Pedro1.0 xG7 shots · 1g
- Liam Delap0.4 xG2 shots · 0g
- Estêvão0.3 xG4 shots · 0g
- Pedro Neto0.2 xG3 shots · 0g
- Alejandro Garnacho0.1 xG2 shots · 0g
Season record
Involvement in build-up
excludes their own shots and final passesCole Palmer carries 6.5% of Chelsea’s build-up value.
- Build-up per 900.47396% of forwards
- Possession value per 900.75685% of forwards
Ranked against 109 forwards 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. It is a possession-value measure rather than a passing one: it cannot tell a forty-yard carry from two sideways balls, because no pass or carry record exists in this data.
Tackles, blocks and recoveries
per 90 · 2025/26They account for 4.4% of their club’s recorded defensive work.
- Tackles1.1521% of MID
- Blocks, clearances, interceptions1.2420% of MID
- Recoveries3.8233% of MID
- Defensive contribution6.2220% of MID
Rates from 1,954 minutes, ranked against 149 midfielders with a comparable sample. The feed publishes season totals rather than a match-by-match record, so there is no hit rate against a line here. That needs the distribution, which no arithmetic on a total can recover. This statistic begins in 2025/26, so there is no earlier season to compare against.
Match log
most recent first- 3 shots2 OTat Sunderland1g
- 3 shots1 OTvs Tottenham
- 5 shots2 OTvs Nottingham Forest
- 4 shots0 OTvs Manchester United
- 4 shots1 OTvs Manchester City
- 1 shot0 OTat Everton
- 3 shots1 OTvs Newcastle United
- 2 shots2 OTat Aston Villa1g
- 1 shot0 OTat Arsenal
- 4 shots1 OTvs Burnley
Solid marks are on target, faded ones off. 2 further appearances produced no shot and are not listed, but are counted in the rates above.