Overview
- Enzo Maresca confirmed Palmer fractured the middle toe on his left foot after stubbing it on a door at home.
- The manager said Palmer will miss Burnley on Saturday, the Champions League tie with Barcelona, and the Arsenal match, and he will not be back next week.
- Palmer had been nearing a comeback from a lingering groin problem that has kept him out since mid-September without requiring surgery.
- Earlier this week he posted a dressing-room photo with hourglass emojis on Instagram, which was widely read as a hint of an imminent return.
- The extended lay-off, now compounded by the toe injury, has raised doubts in reports about his bid to secure a World Cup place with England.