Raheem Sterling and Cole Palmer Clash Over Penalty In London Derby [Video]

Raheem Sterling and Cole Palmer were seen fighting for who will take the penalty kick in the London Derby against Arsenal.

Raheem Sterling stepped up to play as Chelsea were awarded a spot-kick after VAR confirmed that the ball had struck William Saliba’s hand off Mykhailo Mudryk.

However, there was a little bit of confusion about who would take the spot-kick as two Chelsea players were seen in a tussle as pictured above.

Cole Palmer initially picked up the ball with the intention of playing only for Sterling to grab the ball from the 21-year-old Englishman.

The ball was finally returned to Palmer to take the kick after some discussion had ensued between the players with others stepping in.

In the video below, one can also see Enzo Fernandez instructing Raheem Sterling to give the ball to Cole Palmer to take the kick.

Well, to the disappointment of Raheem Sterling, the ball was finally returned to the former Manchester City ace to open the scoring.

Palmer took no prisoners as he side-footed the spot-kick past David Raya to score his second goal for Chelsea since his move from City.

Sterling, on the other hand, is yet to play any penalty for Chelsea since he moved from Manchester City to the West London side.

Sterling, 28, has only taken seven penalties in his club career and has only scored three and missing four of those.

Unlike Raheem Sterling, Cole Palmer has tasted success from the spot, scoring in Chelsea’s match against Burnley and in the weekend against Arsenal.

Despite the tussle between Cole Palmer and Raheem Sterling, the 15th-minute strike put Mauricio Pochettino’s side in the lead in the match.

The Blues had hoped to record a third Premier League victory in a row as they welcomed Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Mykhailo Mudryk made the score 2-0 in the 48th minute and it looked like Chelsea got all three points in the much-anticipated match.

However, goals from Declan Rice and Lisandro Trossard made sure that Arsenal took home one point from the encounter.

Arsenal came into the game off the back of their massive win over Manchester City before the international break.

Raheem Sterling

Raheem Shaquille Sterling MBE is an English footballer who was born on 8 December 1994 and plays as a winger and attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team.

Sterling was born in a Christian family in Kingston, Jamaica, where he spent his early years.

His mother, Nadine Clarke, was previously a competitive athlete in the Jamaican national athletics team; Sterling credits her for his unique running style.

Sterling lost his Father, Phillip Slater at the age of two, and the father was reportedly murdered in Jamaica.

The Chelsea Ace moved to London with his mother when he was at the age of five and began his career at Queens Park Rangers before signing for Liverpool in 2010.

Cole Palmer

Cole Jermaine Palmer is an English professional footballer who was born on 6th May, 2002 and he will play as an attacking midfielder or winger for Chelsea.

Palmer was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester and he has represented England at youth level.

He was a boyhood fan who joined Manchester City at the under-eight level and moved through the Academy age groups before captaining the under-18s during the 2019–20 season.