Cole Palmer warns Chelsea risk being 'eaten ALIVE' at Newcastle as Blues star urges Blues teammates to be 'brave' in crunch clash in race for Champions League football

Cole Palmer’s build-up to Newcastle progressive him celebrating his 23rd day by grooming with his Chelsea team-mates and past popping to his section astroturf for a kickabout with pals earlier heading location to ticker that night’s Champions League action. 

Europe’s elite contention is precisely wherever the Blues privation to beryllium themselves and immoderate downtime was enjoyed by Palmer connected Tuesday, the England planetary insists helium means concern contiguous astatine St James’ Park. 

Some wrong Chelsea spot this arsenic their biggest lucifer of the season. Whoever manages to triumph would instrumentality a gigantic measurement towards securing Champions League football. 

Palmer insists helium and his team-mates cannot amusement immoderate signs of fearfulness arsenic they instrumentality connected Newcastle, lest they privation to beryllium ‘eaten alive’ by the service of Geordies awaiting them. 

‘On my day I went training, went to the astro with my mates for a kickabout, and past went location and watched the Champions League,’ said Palmer, whose day fell connected Tuesday erstwhile Inter Milan defeated Barcelona 4-3 to triumph 7-6 connected aggregate. 'It was good. 

‘Newcastle is simply a large game. We cognize what the stadium is similar and we cognize they are successful a Champions League spot arsenic well. We cognize it volition beryllium a pugnacious crippled but we’re going determination to win. Hopefully we tin bash that. 

‘We request to spell determination and beryllium brave. If you spell determination and you’re not brave, oregon you’re scared, they tin devour you alive. We request to beryllium connected it.’ 

Palmer yet ended his scoring drought successful Chelsea’s past Premier League triumph implicit Liverpool, having antecedently gone 18 games without a goal. 

He, and others specified arsenic Nicolas Jackson, Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez, were capable to beryllium rested successful Europe successful midweek arsenic the Blues reached the Conference League last by beating Djurgarden 1-0, securing a 5-1 aggregate triumph overall. 

Palmer was reminded by 1 writer successful the mixed portion that compared to 16-year-old Reggie Walsh, who made past successful starting for Chelsea successful Thursday’s 2nd leg, helium is present practically an ‘old man’ astatine 23. 

Palmer replied jokingly: ‘F***ing hell, what are you past compared to Reggie? 

‘Obviously Reggie is young but he’s trained with america a fewer times. He’s a precise bully player. I’m looking guardant to seeing what helium tin do.’ 

Palmer added helium thinks his enactment skills are improving arsenic helium added: ‘I’m inactive young myself truthful I person to support increasing and growing.’