Fantasy FixturesCole Palmer FPL stats
Midfielder · Chelsea · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
Cole Palmer (Chelsea, £9.7m) has scored 38 FPL points in 7 appearances this season, 8th among 299 midfielders. Palmer's expected goal involvement is 0.34 per 90 minutes (29th of 102 midfielders with 270+ minutes). Palmer is selected by 26.5% of managers, with a price move of +£0.2m since the start of the season. The next five fixtures average a difficulty of 3.0.
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Last 5 gameweeks
- GW3ARS vs CHE190'
- GW4CHE vs HUL590'
- GW5BRE vs CHE290'
- GW6CHE vs BOU887'
- GW7EVE vs CHE290'
FPL analysis
Recent form
Palmer has scored 18 points over the last 5 gameweeks (1, 5, 2, 8, 2), an average of 3.6, below the season rate of 5.4 per game. That run includes 3 assists from 1.1 expected goal involvement.
Minutes and role
Palmer has played 619 minutes in 7 appearances (7 starts), 98% of the minutes available to Chelsea: a nailed starter. Our model gives a 95% chance of starting in gameweek 8. On set pieces Palmer is first-choice penalty taker, a useful source of extra points.
Fixtures
The next three fixtures are Spurs (h, 2), Man Utd (h, 4) and Sunderland (a, 3), with the official difficulty rating in brackets. Over five gameweeks the average difficulty is 3.0, a middling run.
Price and ownership
At £9.7m, Palmer is selected by 26.5% of managers, a popular pick. The price has risen £0.2m since the start of the season. This gameweek 52,855 more managers have bought than sold, so a price rise is possible. On value, 3.9 points per £m ranks 43rd of 102 midfielders with 270+ minutes.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £9.7m
- Total points
- 38
- Points per game
- 5.4
- Form
- 5.0
- Points per £m
- 3.92
- Selected by
- 26.5%
- Minutes
- 619
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 57%
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 4
- xG per 90
- 0.21
- xA per 90
- 0.13
- xGI per 90
- 0.34
- Def. contribution per 90
- 6.1
- Bonus points
- 3
- Next 5 fixtures (FDR)
- 3.0
| Metric | Palmer |
|---|---|
| xG/90 | 69 |
| xA/90 | 58 |
| Threat/90 | 83 |
| Creativity/90 | 77 |
| Bonus/90 | 71 |
| Consistency | 92 |
| Minutes | 91 |
| Pts/£m | 58 |
Percentile vs other midfielders with 270+ minutes this season. 100 = best in position.
Gameweek history
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | xG | xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | EVE (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 6 | BOU (H) | 87 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 8 |
| 5 | BRE (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 2 |
| 4 | HUL (H) | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 0.25 | 5 |
| 3 | ARS (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 1 |
| 2 | BHA (H) | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0.66 | 0.13 | 7 |
| 1 | FUL (A) | 82 | 1 | 1 | 0.28 | 0.19 | 13 |