Graham Potter has supplied the newest damage replace on Reece James amid fears the Chelsea defender requires surgical procedure.
England star James needed to be subbed off halfway by means of the second half of Chelsea’s Champions League win at AC Milan on Tuesday evening with a knee damage.
There are actually main fears James may miss the upcoming World Cup, with England boss Gareth Southgate anticipated to call his closing squad simply earlier than the final spherical of Premier League video games on November 13-14.
Talking at his pre-Aston Villa press convention on Friday afternoon, Potter confirmed James was being despatched to a specialist over the weekend to find out the extent of his damage setback.
‘Reece is because of see a specialist over the weekend,’ Potter stated. ‘Till we get that info there’s not an excessive amount of I can add sadly.
‘It might simply be hypothesis from my aspect so we’ll wait and see. He felt not too unhealthy yesterday however till you get this stuff checked you by no means know.
‘We have to get it checked with the specialist after which we’ll understand how we will transfer ahead. We’ll see.’
Chelsea have gained 4 video games in a row underneath former Brighton supervisor Potter, climbing into the top-four locations within the course of.
On Sunday, the Blues face an Aston Villa workforce who sit sixteenth within the Premier League, having gained simply two of their 9 league video games this season.
Requested about the specter of Villa, Potter added: ‘The margins are very small within the Premier League. I’m positive Steven [Gerrard] will wish to enhance their outcomes and is this sport to try this.
‘We'd like to verify we’re prepared for the problem. I believe everybody is aware of within the Premier League there may be all the time somebody underneath stress. For the time being it’s Steven however he has the standard and expertise to take care of that.’
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