Cole Palmer Sparks Outrage as His Reaction on Bench Spotted vs Arsenal

Cole Palmer angered Chelsea fans with his reaction on the bench during their Carabao Cup defeat to Arsenal.

Arsenal got the better of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the first-leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie.

The Gunners beat the Blues 3-2 on Wednesday to secure a one-goal advantage ahead of next month's second-leg at the Emirates.

Ben White opened the scoring in the seventh minute, with Viktor Gyokeres doubling his side's lead after scoring from close range.

Alejandro Garnacho, who came on in the second-half, pulled one back before Martin Zubimendi restored his team's two-goal lead.

Garnacho reduced the deficit with another strike seven minutes from time.

Liam Rosenior's team will look to turn around the first-leg deficit when they travel to North London for the second-leg on February 3.

Liam Rosenior applauds Chelsea fans inside Stamford Bridge following their defeat to Arsenal. Image: Getty

Rosenior will be hoping to call upon a fit and healthy Palmer after he was unavailable for the first-leg.

Reece James was also out as the Chelsea duo were sat behind the bench for the game against Arsenal.

In the 20th minute, with the hosts trailing Arsenal, Palmer could be seen laughing in the crowd, which annoyed some Chelsea fans on social media.

Cole Palmer was spotted laughing during the broadcast of Chelsea vs. Arsenal. Image: Sky Sports

They made their feelings known after spotting Palmer's reaction.

One X user fumed: "Palmer laughing on the bench, f**k off mate."

A second said: "Palmer laughing too smh just get that 150 mil."

A third added: "Reece, Lavia and Palmer all laughing while we are losing..."

Another commented: "1 nil down and Lavia and Palmer are laughing," accompanied with a meme of a fan asking 'what is he laughing at'.

Palmer last played for Chelsea in their 2-1 defeat to Fulham earlier this month.

He wasn't involved in his side's FA Cup victory over Charlton last weekend and, as mentioned, was unavailable against Arsenal.

But Rosenior hopes to have the 23-year-old available for Saturday's Premier League match against Brentford.

Speaking before kick-off, Rosenior said: "Unfortunately for Cole, who is an outstanding player, he should be available for Saturday, but he didn’t quite make it tonight."