Palmer to miss Chelsea’s Carabao Cup tie at Liverpool

Chelsea will be without Cole Palmer for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup match at Liverpool after the midfielder was sent off in the club’s 2-0 Premier League defeat by Tottenham on Saturday. Palmer’s one-match suspension applies to domestic cup competition, ruling him out of the last-16 tie at Anfield. Palmer received two yellow cards in less than 10 minutes during the closing stages at Stamford Bridge. The first followed a clash with Mateus Fernandes; the second came for a challenge on former Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher. It was the first sending-off of Palmer’s career, according to reports. Chelsea were already trailing after goalkeeper Mike Penders scored an own goal, and Mathys Tel added Tottenham’s second late in the match. The defeat left Chelsea with 10 players for the closing stages, when Tel’s goal sealed Tottenham’s win. Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso said after the match that he had not seen the incidents and would review them before speaking with Palmer. He said he had been told the decisions were correct and described the dismissal as something for Palmer and the team to learn from. Alonso also called for greater maturity in difficult moments and said the club needed...