What happened. Marco Palestra was left out of Chelsea's squad for the second consecutive match due to an unspecified injury issue, delaying his Premier League debut.

Palestra joined Chelsea from Atalanta in a €60m summer transfer.
He impressed in pre-season and was expected to start against Fulham.
Manager Xabi Alonso confirmed a 'minor set-back' before the Fulham game.

“They (Palestra and Moises Caicedo) had minor set-backs during the week, so they were not fit to play tonight.”
— Xabi Alonso

Palestra will hope to recover soon to make his Premier League debut for Chelsea.

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