Palmer initially suffered the setback before Chelsea ’s 5–1 thrashing of West Ham in August, which forced him to pull out of the line-up at the last moment.

Chelsea were held to a disappointing 2-2 draw by Qarabag in Baku as their hopes of achieving direct passage to the last-16 of the Champions League received a blow.

Newcastle United have made two changes for the visit of Athletic Club in the Champions League.

Substitute Alejandro Garnacho scored a second-half goal as Chelsea drew 2-2 at Qarabag in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Chelsea dropped points in the Champions League as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Qarabag in Baku.