LONDON :Chelsea midfielder Cole Palmer will be out of action for six more weeks due to a groin injury, manager Enzo Maresca said on the eve of Saturday's Premier League clash at Nottingham Forest.

Palmer sustained the injury in August, but returned to action with back-to-back goals against Brentford and Bayern Munich.

The 23-year-old England international, however, aggravated the injury during Chelsea's 2-1 loss at Manchester United on September 20.

"I was wrong (about Palmer). Unfortunately he needs to be out for six more weeks," Maresca told reporters on Friday.

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