Jorrel Hato got a little over excited by Chelsea’s Premier League win over Liverpool, and Cole Palmer may have been an unlucky victim.The summer signing was brought on for the final 20 minutes with the score 1-1 and helped the Blues to a dramatic late winner from Estevao Willian.Estevao’s winner sparked wild celebrationsBut Hato might have overdone it by flying into PalmerWho instantly was in pain grabbing his injured groinIt was one of Chelsea’s stand out league results under Enzo Maresca and also put rivals Liverpool in all sorts of trouble, having never lost three games in a row under Arne Slot before.So summer signing Hato had every right to celebrate, just not with Palmer.Post-match, the injured England superstar was on the pitch at Stamford Bridge where broadcasters Sky caught Hato flying into him with a chest-bump style celebration.Palmer was already looking worse for wear before the barrage, and some fans joked on social media that the knock would have made his injury worse.One fan posted a clip of the incident that went viral and captioned it: “Hato just added 2 months onto Palmer’s injury recovery.”Another added: “Half the team’s injured, and Hato’s out here trying to finish Palmer completely.”There were plenty more serious concerns too, with Palmer’s reaction certainly not an encouraging one when it comes to hopes of a swift return.The 23-year-old instantly grabs his groin and grimaces, suggesting his long-term ailment isn’t as close to being fixed as everyone had hoped.What do we know about Cole Palmer’s injury?Palmer has struggled with a groin injury since the Club World Cup which Chelsea won in America during the summer break.He played 90 minutes in Chelsea’s proper season opener against Crystal Palace, but then missed two matches before featuring against Brentford, Bayern Munich and Manchester United, scoring two goals.Palmer only lasted 21 minutes in the match away at boyhood side United and hasn’t featured since.View Tweet: https://t.co/36WQIdHMvPPalmer has been in and out of the team all seasonAFPMaresca later said they would give their star No.10 time to rest and avoid the ailment getting worse.“We decided to protect Cole a little bit in terms of him not getting a worse injury,” the Italian said at the end of September.“So we decided to rest him for the next two, three weeks, probably until international break, just to see if with that rest he can be able to recover 100 per cent and to be completely fit after the international break.“I don’t think he needs surgery. It’s just a matter to manage his pain in his groin. With this amount of games, these things can happen.Ahead of the win over Liverpool Maresca was asked for any further news and said: “I don’t have any update at the moment. We have a meeting this week to see how it is.”Some fans are now fearing surgery may well be on the cards given the post-match footage, but Palmer has a bit more time to recover by his own means.Palmer's 2025/26 record10/4 (Beat) Liverpool 2-1 Premier League: Did not play9/30 (Beat) Benfica 1-0 Champions League: DNP9/27 (Lost to) Brighton 3-1 Premier League: DNP9/23 (Beat) Lincoln City 2-1 Carabao Cup 25/26: DNP9/20 (Lost to) Manchester United 2-1 Premier League: 21 minutes9/17 (Lost to) Bayern Munich 3-1 Champions League: 90mins, 1 goal9/13 (Drew to) Brentford 2-2 Premier League: 56mins, 1 goal8/30 (Beat) Fulham 2-0 England Premier League: DNP8/22 (Beat) West Ham 5-1 Premier League: DNP8/17 (Drew to) Crystal Palace 0-0 Premier League: 90 minutesChelsea want to give Palmer rest, but fans are concerned surgery could be on the cardsGettyThe Blues are out of action for two weeks until October 18 due to the latest international break.They will get back underway on a high from their win over Liverpool with a trip to Nottingham Forest who are massively struggling under Ange Postecoglou.The fixtures then come thick and fast with a Champions League tie against Hato’s former side Ajax, and then the west London side are back to playing every three days.It will then be Sunderland in the Premier League, Wolves in the Carabao Cup, and then a huge clash against rivals Tottenham away in north London on November 1.