Xabi Alonso reveals Cole Palmer injury latest in two-man Chelsea update

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has delivered an update on Cole Palmer and Levi Colwill after the pair missed the pre-season friendly loss to Juventus.Palmer and Colwill started and played 80 minutes of Chelsea’s 2-1 loss to Tottenham in Sydney last week, but the former trained separately from the group in Hong Kong on Tuesday, while the latter was absent from the session.Chelsea are next in action on Saturday, when they face AC Milan at the Madya Stadium, in Indonesia and Alonso has given an update on the absent duo.“Yes, they had a few, not injuries, discomforts,” the Spaniard told reporters.“Cole with a whack and Levi as well, so no point to take today's risk and hopefully they will be fine for Saturday.”Alonso was also quick to insist that Palmer is not suffering from the recurring groin injury that plagued him throughout last season, pointing out the attacking midfielder picked up the knock against Spurs.He added: “No, it's a whack, a contact injury that he had against Spurs. So it's not that.”Absent: Cole Palmer and Levi ColwillChelsea FCColwill, meanwhile, has only recently returned to fitness after spending the majority of the 2025-26 campaign out with an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained during pre-season.