BREAKING NEWS: Chelsea midfielder will miss the rest of the season after Chelsea revealed that he is injured
After a collision with Jarrod Bowen at Stamford Bridge, the England full-back hobbled off.
With an apparent ankle injury, Ben Chilwell was forced to leave Chelsea’s 3-0 victory over West Ham after only 10 minutes.
The injury was brought on by the full-back colliding with Hammers midfielder Jarrod Bowen, turning his ankle.
After receiving treatment on the field and having a long conversation with the medical team, Chilwell made an attempt to continue playing.
It was short-lived, though, as he fell to the ground once more clutching his right ankle. Emerson took his position soon away.
Chilwell will likely be questionable for Arsenal, according to Lampard. He tried to continue after turning his ankle, but it hurt too much. Tomorrow, we’ll undergo a scan to discover how serious the injury is. After, we’ll update.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic’s delayed start, the entire season has been busy thus far, but between Christmas and New Year, games pick up quickly in England.
Chelsea’s next two matches are against Arsenal on Boxing Day and Aston Villa on December 28. West Ham is their opponent in the Premier League.
Then they play Pep Guardiola’s team at home to ring in 2021.
Manchester City.
The full-back positions are an area of concern for Chelsea, as right-back Reece James was ruled out of the game with West Ham on account of a knee injury.
Cesar Azpilicueta was drafted in as replacement for James, while Emerson is an experienced figure on the other side of the back line.
“A slight difference in attributes can change things to a degree but I don’t expect too much because they are accomplished players,” Lampard said. “The captain of the club, Azpi did brilliantly today in all senses of his game, particularly the defensive side which was so important in the way they play.
“Emerson did well as well. When we train we work inclusively as a whole squad and know the movements we want to make. We’ll prepare for Arsenal and onwards with our attacking plan.
“We want to attack with our full-backs. They know that. Reece and Chilly have been doing really well, we hope their injuries are not that bad and will be in and around the games over Christmas. So we’ll see. But I was pleased with the two lads today. They were comfortable.”