Cole Palmer celebration: Explaining England and Chelsea star's 'cold' gesture after scoring a goal and whether you can do it on FC 24

Feargal Brennan

Cole Palmer celebration: Explaining England and Chelsea star's 'cold' gesture after scoring a goal and whether you can do it on FC 24 image

Cole Palmer has enjoyed a sensational Chelsea career to date after eyebrows were raised at the £42.5 million the Blues paid to sign him from Manchester City.

The attacking midfielder struck 22 goals in the 2023/24 Premier League season and claimed the competition's young player of the year prize, all while varying level of chaos seemed to reign at Stamford Bridge around him.

Palmer then went to Euro 2024 with England and scored the equaliser in the final against Spain, although Luis de la Fuente's team eventually came through 2-1 thanks to a late goal from Mikel Oyarzabal.

One thing fans have come to expect from the player is his 'Cold Palmer' celebration after each goal. But what is the story behind his signature pose?

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What is Cole Palmer's celebration?

Palmer has pulled out his trademark celebration on a regular basis in the last 12 months, as his 'shiver' or 'cold' pose has become a regular feature for Chelsea, which involved him rubs his hands over his arms.

Despite the chances of cold weather in London, Palmer's celebration is connected to his reputation for coolness under pressure in front of goal.

Cole Palmer 2023/24 stats

Palmer made  the decision to leave Manchester City for Chelsea last summer, with Pep Guardiola admitting he was unable to offer him a consistent first-team role.

He finished his debut campaign at Stamford Bridge with 22 Premier League goals, a total only bettered by his old clubmate Erling Haaland (27) , with a perfect record of nine penalties scored from nine taken.

He scored his first England senior goal in pre-Euro 2024 friendly win over Bosnia & Herzegovina in June.

Cole Palmer FC 24 rating and whether you can do his celebration

Cole Palmer's FC 24 rating is 80 with a potential rating of 88.

His celebration is available only with the player himself in all game modes. After scoring with Cole Palmer, press X/A, and he will do his signature celebration.

The celebration is only available with other players in Ultimate Team.

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Feargal Brennan

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Feargal is a content producer for The Sporting News. He has been working with TSN since the start of 2022 after stints with Reach, Amazon UK and Squawka in a nomadic career in the football media pyramid. Always with a keen eye on Arteta's 'Reds' and Kenny's Ireland 'Greens' and  a100% five-a-side penalty record.