After lacking the World Cup due to a knee damage, Reece James sparked fears of a recent setback when he limped off throughout Chelsea’s 2-0 win in opposition to Bournemouth.
The England right-back seemed near tears when substituted after 53 minutes at Stamford Bridge.
“It’s really too soon, but it’s the same area, so we are concerned and we’ll have to see over the next 24-48 hours,” Chelsea supervisor Graham Potter mentioned.
James was neglected of England’s World Cup squad after sustaining a knee damage in October. And there are fears he has suffered a recurrence in his first aggressive sport again.
“He felt something there, and we will have to find out the extent of it and keep our fingers crossed,” Potter mentioned. “He’s been really disappointed to miss the World Cup, of course. It was a huge blow to him. You could see today his quality and what he brings to the team.” Potter mentioned the plan was to have James play 60 minutes.
Chelsea ended a three-game dropping streak with the win.
Goals from Kai Havertz and Mason Mount within the first half ensured three factors for the London membership and left it eighth within the Premier League.
Before the World Cup break, Chelsea had misplaced 4 of its earlier 5 video games in all competitions and had been winless in its earlier 5 league video games.
Potter wanted a win along with his group outdoors the highest six at Christmas for less than the second time in 22 seasons.
Chelsea took the lead after simply 16 minutes when Havertz slid in to transform Raheem Sterling’s low ball.
Eight minutes later, Chelsea had a second, with Havertz laying the ball again for Mount — making his a hundred and fiftieth begin for the membership — to fantastically curl past goalkeeper Mark Travers from 20 yards.