Chelsea star hurriedly returns to Cobham for scan as Mauricio Pochettino confirms another injury blow

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed captain Ben Chilwell picked up a hamstring injury and the extent of damage will be assessed today ahead of their game against Fulham on Monday Night.

Chelsea beat Brighton to progress to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup where they will take on Blackburn in the next round as they continue to build under Mauricio Pochettino.

The Argentine manager hopes they can now build a good run and confirmed Chilwell was injured in the win. He told reporters after the game: “Yes, we need to assess tomorrow but I think it is hamstring.”

Underfire striker Nicolas Jackson finally benefitted from playing with someone close to him and scored the club’s only goal this month with a close-smart finish to earn Chelsea the win.

Pochettino admitted he was happy for the 22-year-old as well as the entire squad: “Good response from the team, I was very pleased with the performance again and now happy for the victory and important to go through in the competition and build our trust and momentum. I hope we can bring this momentum to the future.

“[Jackson] Yes, very pleased, I think when the striker scores it is important. He needed to feel the net and important for him, very pleased for him.”

Cole Palmer who Chelsea signed for a reported fee of £45.2million looked electric in that second half and will now likely be in contention to start against Fulham.