Chelsea boss Graham Potter suffers Thiago Silva injury blow

Graham Potter reviews Chelsea's defeat at Spurs

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Chelsea boss Graham Potter could reportedly be without Thiago Silva for the next six weeks in another painful blow for the Blues manager, who is facing a battle to save his job over the coming matches. Silva hobbled off the pitch with a knock in Chelsea’s defeat at Tottenham on Sunday to spark fears over his continued availability, with the west Londoners set to face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League next week.

Silva went down clutching his knee in the opening 20 minutes of the match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and was promptly taken off as he limped down the tunnel to receive further treatment. It has since emerged that Chelsea may be forced to cope without the veteran defender for at least their next few games, with those at Stamford Bridge worried that he could be sidelined for around six weeks.

That’s according to the Evening Standard, who claim that Chelsea are sweating over Silva’s fitness as they look to save their lacklustre campaign by finding some much-needed winning form over the coming weeks and months. The club confirmed the injury with an official statement on Tuesday, which explained that Silva has suffered damage to his knee ligaments but is hoping to return to action in due course.

“Having sustained a knee injury during the first half of Sunday’s match against Tottenham Hotspur, Thiago underwent further assessment and a scan on his return to the training centre on Monday,” read the statement.

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“Scan results from those assessments have confirmed damage to Thiago’s knee ligaments and he will now work closely with the club’s medical department during his rehabilitation to return to action as soon as possible.”

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