Chelsea forward suffers head injury ahead of Liverpool clash
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Chelsea forward has been hospitalised after he was stretchered off with a head injury. Image Credits: Imago ImagesChelsea suffered their sixth consecutive league defeat after a second-string Nottingham Forest side secured a 3-1 win at Stamford Bridge on Monday.Forest boss Vítor Pereira made eight changes with Thursday’s Europa League semi-final second leg against Aston Villa in mind, but goals from Taiwo Awoniyi (two) and Igor Jesus sealed victory for the visitors, who moved six points clear of 18th-placed West Ham in the relegation zone.Chelsea scored a late consolation through striker João Pedro, narrowly avoiding an unwanted club record of six straight league games without a goal.Their difficult afternoon was compounded when Cole Palmer missed a first-half penalty, while academy winger Jesse Derry sustained a serious-looking head injury.Derry was taken to the hospital as a precaution.
The 18-year-old was making his Premier League debut when he clashed heads with Nottingham Forest defender Zach Abbott in the 45th minute inside the penalty area.He received oxygen on the pitch before being stretchered off following a lengthy stoppage. Chelsea later confirmed in a statement that Derry was “conscious, talking and undergoing precautionary checks.”A club statement read: “Jesse Derry has been taken to hospital as a precaution following his first-half substitution during today’s [Premier League] game against Nottingham Forest.“Jesse is conscious, talking and undergoing precautionary checks.
We wish him a speedy recovery and thank the medical staff for their swift response.”After the match, Chelsea caretaker boss Callum McFarlane told BBC Match of the Day: “All signs are positive at the moment so we’re hopeful he’s in a good condition and from what we’ve heard it’s positive.“Gutted for Jesse, I thought he did well in the game. He gave us a threat – a massive moment for him that has ended sadly.” Chelsea Jesse Derry