Enzo Maresca offered a worrying update on Liam Delap’s hamstring injury following Chelsea’s win over Fulham.
The Blues continued their impressive start to the new season following a controversial 2-0 win over their west London rivals at Stamford Bridge.
With seven points from nine, Chelsea head into the international break in a good place but the injury to Delap took some of the gloss of a derby win.
The summer signing from Ipswich started up front in place of Cole Palmer, who failed to recover from the setback he suffered during the warm-up ahead of last weekend’s victory over West Ham.
Delap, however, lasted just 14 minutes before he pulled up chasing a long ball and was replaced by teenager Tyrique George.
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Asked for an update on the former Ipswich forward’s condition, Maresca said he expected the 22-year-old would be out for ‘six to eight weeks’.
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