GW41d 10h 27m 27s
MID · Chelsea

Cole Palmer

On a pace of 7.0 pts/gameweek, ownership up 2.2pp this week, one of the five kindest runs ahead.

All Chelsea players

GW4 projection
7.3
1st of 124 projected midfielders
Pace
7.0
points per gameweek
Minutes
100%
reached 60' · 3 of 3 starts
Fixtures
4th
of 20 clubs, next five
Market
+2.2pp
being bought

How he ranks

3 games · 114 midfielders · Early sample — these ranks will move a lot.

Points
94th7.21
xGI
85th0.48
DefCon
41st6.9
BPS
96th34
Minutes
76th262
Final price£9.6m
Form (10 GW)7.0
Pts / Match7.0
GW3 Pts1
Total Pts217.2 per 90
Total Bonus31.0 per 90
ICT Index30.8
Selected by %23.2%
xGI1.40.5 per 90
G+A − xGI+1.6small sample
On dutyPenalties#1Free kicks#3DefCon bonus0/3 apps

CHE fixtures2026/27

average difficulty 3.0 of 5
GW1FUL (A)
GW2BHA (H)
GW3ARS (A)
GW4HUL (H)
GW5BRE (A)
GW6BOU (H)
GW7EVE (A)
GW8TOT (H)
GW9MUN (H)
GW10SUN (A)
GW11LEE (H)
GW12NFO (A)
GW13CRY (H)
GW14LIV (H)
GW15MCI (A)
GW16AVL (H)
GW17COV (A)
GW18IPS (A)
GW19NEW (H)
GW20CRY (A)
GW21SUN (H)
GW22LEE (A)
GW23NFO (H)
GW24MUN (A)
GW25NEW (A)
GW26IPS (H)
GW27AVL (A)
GW28COV (H)
GW29ARS (H)
GW30HUL (A)
GW31FUL (H)
GW32BHA (A)
GW33MCI (H)
GW34LIV (A)
GW35TOT (A)
GW36EVE (H)
GW37BOU (A)
GW38BRE (H)

Faded fixtures have been played.

Minutes and bonus

Started
3/3
100% of appearances
Reached 60'
100%
3 of 3 games
Bonus won
3
in 1 of 3 games
BPS per game
33
33% bonus strike rate

Where the points come from

Goals1045%
Appearance627%
Assists314%
Bonus314%
Cards-1

45% of his points earned came from goals. No single source dominates, though bonus tends to follow whichever one leads. 22 earned, 21 net

Are the returns real?

Too few minutes this season to say whether his returns are backed by the chances — 262 played, and a gap needs about 900 before it means anything.

Across 3 full seasons on record he has finished above expectation 1 time and below it 2.

Full seasons on record
2025/26 1.0
2024/25 1.3
2023/24 +9.5

Goals and assists minus xGI, per season. Positive means he finished above the chances he had.

Defensive Contribution

He averages 6.7 against a line of 12, so DefCon is not a realistic source of points for him.

0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Cleared
0/3
0% of games
Average
6.7
line is 12
Versus the line
-5.3
short on average
Action mix
20% tackles · 10% CBI · 70% recoveries

Gameweek log

Opponent
1FUL (A)82131102093600.30.20.51.200£9.5m
2BHA (H)9071003080280.70.10.81.400£9.5m
3ARS (A)9010002030110.10.00.12.010£9.6m

Early trend

Not the model — that needs a longer form window and opens once he has 8 gameweeks behind him. This is simply what he has actually scored so far.

Pace
7.0
points per gameweek
Appearances
3
this season

Too early for the full model — opens at Gameweek 8.

Chance of hitting any score

0%25%50%75%100%chance of scoring at least this many13579111315points scored (at least)a returning weekPalmer

Points by gameweek · with model expectation

0510510152025303540GAMEWEEKPOINTS
Points scoredModel expectation, set before kick-off

GW311: model expected 54 pts · he scored 1 (−53 vs expectation)

Market

Price History

£9.6m£9.6m£9.5m5101520253035GAMEWEEK
Selected by %
23.2%+2.2pp this GW
Net transfers, latest GW
+195102

Compare with another midfielder

Ranks are against the same pool of 114, so the two sets of bars mean the same thing.

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