Chelsea · 2026/27
Cole Palmer
Cole Palmer ranks 0th of 0 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 15.4m on average. They carry 16% of Chelsea’s attacking output, the 4th largest share in the squad.
This week
Next fixture
Gameweek 2vs Brighton
Sun 30 Aug, 13:00 UTC
Brighton concede 12.5 shots a match and are 0.65× the league norm against midfielders. A difficult one.
- Projected shots
- 3.57
- Projected on target
- 0.91
4.63 per 90 × 0.77
1.54 per 90 × 0.59
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
2 appearances- Over 0.5100%± 0
- Over 1.5100%± 0
- Over 2.5100%± 0
- Over 3.5100%± 0
Share of appearances clearing each line, with one standard error. Blank appearances count as misses, 0 of 2 here, so these are lower, and more honest, than rates built only from matches where the player got a shot away.
Shots on target
2 appearances- Over 0.5100%± 0
- Over 1.550%± 35
- Over 2.50%± 0
Share of appearances clearing each line, with one standard error. Blank appearances count as misses, 0 of 2 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
9 shotsCole Palmer, 2026/27 · final 35m.
- left
- 49%
- Centre
- 19%
- right
- 32%
share of their shooting xG
Chance quality
xG per shot, distance, how they arrive- xG per shot
- 0.064
- Shots per 90
- 4.63
- Key passes per 90
- 2.57
- Average shot distance
- 15.4m
- From set pieces
- 0%
How their chances arrive
- Crosses
- 0%
- Through balls
- 0%
- Own dribble
- 12%
- Headed
- 0%
What they are for
Roles
penalties, set pieces, crossing, partnerships- On the pitch97% of the minutes available to them.
Partnerships
- Feeds João Pedro2 shots, 0.53 xG
- Fed by João Pedro2 shots, 0.28 xG
- Fed by Morgan Rogers6 shots, 0.22 xG
- Fed by Romeo Lavia1 shot, 0.07 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- João Pedro0.3 xG2 shots · 2g
- Morgan Rogers0.2 xG6 shots · 0g
- Romeo Lavia0.1 xG1 shot · 0g
Chances created
who they supply- João Pedro0.5 xG2 shots · 1g
- Morgan Rogers0.0 xG2 shots · 0g
- Maxence Lacroix0.0 xG1 shot · 0g
Season record
Involvement in build-up
excludes their own shots and final passesCole Palmer carries 9.5% of Chelsea’s build-up value.
- Build-up per 900.3410% of midfielders
- Possession value per 900.9280% of midfielders
Thin sample. Only 175 minutes, so this describes a cameo. 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.
Match log
most recent first- 4 shots1 OTvs Brighton1g
- 5 shots2 OTat Fulham1g
Solid marks are on target, faded ones off.