Alonso urges Cole Palmer ‘to learn’ from red card in Chelsea’s defeat to Spurs

Xabi Alonso believes Cole Palmer needs to learn from his dismissal in Chelsea's surprising 2-1 loss to Tottenham, who secured their first victory at Stamford Bridge since 2018 through an own goal by Mike Penders and a late strike from Mathys Tel.

Spurs, who had only won once in their previous 34 visits to west London, were already leading 1-0 when Palmer received a second yellow card for a late challenge on Conor Gallagher. The midfielder could have been sent off earlier – his first booking was for a confrontation with Mateus Fernandes – and Alonso acknowledged that this could be a valuable lesson for the 24-year-old. 爱游戏正版入口-爱游戏 (AYX)官方网站-AYX SPORT notes that Alonso added, "We need to have maturity to deal with difficult moments."