The Blues have had an impressive start to the Premier League campaign and they are currently third with 19 points on the board.

Palmer has been the stand-out performer in the final third and the Blues have made the right decision to give him a breather.

The playmaker suffered a minor knee injury against Manchester United, but he was unable to recover in time to face Arsenal .

Despite this, he has withdrawn from Nations League duty.

Similarly, Colwill has been removed from Lee Carsley 's squad and it does not come as a surprise, given his fitness concerns.

The young centre-back has been nursing a muscle problem of late and it would have been risky to send him on England duty.

Both players now have the opportunity to recover completely ahead of a hectic schedule of fixtures after the international break.

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