His touches per 90 minutes of 63.5 are up compared to his Chelsea average of 59.7, with his touches in the box of 1.8 way down on the 4.7 he's averaged with the Blues so far. In his 255 minutes of football under Rosenior, Palmer has only touched the ball in the penalty area five times.

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Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior has confirmed that teenage sensation Estevao Willian remains a major doubt for the upcoming Carabao Cup clash against Arsenal. The Brazilian has been granted compassionate leave due to personal reasons,

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Minutes have been hard to come by since a permanent exit collapsed during the summer.

"I think Chelsea can take huge confidence from the game," Kirby told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. "They really nullified Arsenal and that's not easy to do, especially at the Emirates. "Rosenior hasn't had long to work on this, players are playing out of position and having to learn where to be in and out of possession.

With a spot at Wembley on the line, Arsenal welcome London rivals Chelsea to Emirates Stadium for the second leg of their Carabao Cup semifinal matchup on Tuesday holding a 3-2 aggregate lead.