Cole Palmer

Midfielder · Chelsea
88xG Index
This week — at EVE
P(goal)
28%
P(assist)
34%
Projected G+A
0.84
Expected minutes
90'
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2026/27 season
Goals
2
Assists
3
xG
1.8
xA
2.2
Shots
17
Minutes
535

Per 90: 0.31 npxG · 0.37 xA · 2.9 shots · 2.2 key passes

Percentile profile vs midfielders
Cole Palmer percentile profilexA /90 89, Key passes /90 83, xG chain /90 92, npxG /90 83, Shots /90 86, Box presence /90 86, On-pitch xGA /90 39, Discipline 52. Percentiles against players in the same position.89xA /9083Key passes /9092xG chain /9083npxG /9086Shots /9086Box presence /9039On-pitch xGA /9052Discipline
CreatingBuild-upGoal threatDefending
Cole Palmer percentile profile
MetricPercentileValue
Creating: xA /90890.37
Creating: Key passes /90832.19
Build-up: xG chain /90920.98
Goal threat: npxG /90830.31
Goal threat: Shots /90862.86
Goal threat: Box presence /90861.18
Defending: On-pitch xGA /90391.71
Defending: Discipline520.17
Each wedge is Cole Palmer's percentile among 116 midfielders with 219+ minutes this season; the dashed rings are the 25th, 50th and 75th. · n = 535
xA /900.37 · 89
Key passes /902.19 · 83
xG chain /900.98 · 92
npxG /900.31 · 83
Shots /902.86 · 86
Box presence /901.18 · 86
On-pitch xGA /901.71 · 39
Discipline0.17 · 52

Minimum 450 minutes for qualified ranks. Method: /model.

Defending here is team context, not his own tackles: we measure chance quality, not ball-winning events.

Season shot map
Saved · xG 0.09 · 7'Blocked · xG 0.11 · 18'Missed · xG 0.03 · 43'Missed · xG 0.07 · 47'Goal · xG 0.28 · 48'Blocked · xG 0.00 · 33'Blocked · xG 0.00 · 56'Missed · xG 0.00 · 57'Goal · xG 0.00 · 73'Saved · xG 0.02 · 20'Saved · xG 0.02 · 62'Missed · xG 0.04 · 82'Missed · xG 0.01 · 69'Missed · xG 0.06 · 77'Missed · xG 0.04 · 96'Blocked · xG 0.05 · 67'Blocked · xG 0.09 · 77'
17
Shots
2
Goals
0.91
xG
29%
On target

Select a shot for its detail. Dot size is chance quality (xG); filled scored, blue saved, grey blocked, hollow missed.

n = 17 shots with pitch coordinates · own goals excluded

Recent matches
DateOppMinGAxGxAShots
2026-10-10BOU90010.000.370
2026-09-18@ BRE90000.140.342
2026-09-12HUL90010.110.793
2026-09-06@ ARS90000.080.033
2026-08-30BHA90100.000.004
2026-08-24@ FUL85110.570.575
2026-05-24@ SUN90100.300.003
2026-05-19TOT90000.190.083
2026-05-09@ LIV90000.000.000
2026-05-04NOT90000.890.075
2026-04-18MUN90000.210.044
2026-04-12MCI90000.300.164
2026-03-21@ EVE90000.020.061
2026-03-14NEW90000.270.383
2026-03-04@ AVL90100.170.182
Graded calls · 6 graded calls
GW6p(goal) 29% · no goal ✗ in the 5–1p(assist) 32% · assisted ✓proj G+A 0.74
GW5p(goal) 28% · no goal ✗ in the 3–0p(assist) 27% · no assist ✗proj G+A 0.65
GW4p(goal) 32% · no goal ✗ in the 2–2p(assist) 18% · assisted ✓proj G+A 0.58
GW3p(goal) 17% · no goal ✗ in the 2–1p(assist) 10% · no assist ✗proj G+A 0.29
GW2p(goal) 32% · scored ✓ in the 4–3p(assist) 22% · no assist ✗proj G+A 0.63
GW1p(goal) 20% · scored ✓ in the 2–3p(assist) 12% · assisted ✓proj G+A 0.34