Enzo Maresca gives injury update on Levi Colwill after worrying full-time scenes at Leicester

Enzo Maresca has shared an update connected Levi Colwill aft the Chelsea prima appeared to beryllium successful large symptom aft the 2-1 triumph astatine Leicester City connected Saturday.

Goals from Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez gave the Blues a deserved triumph astatine the King Power.

Jordan Ayew’s injury-time punishment gave the visitors a precocious scare but they held connected to seal the 3 points and – temporarily astatine slightest – adjacent the spread to Liverpool and Manchester City successful the Premier League.

Chelsea had a fig of wounded concerns heading into the lucifer including Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto who missed retired due to the fact that of a sound and illness.

Colwill, 21, was besides a uncertainty going into the crippled aft pulling retired of the England squad but played 90 minutes against the Foxes, though determination were concerning scenes astatine full-time.

As soon arsenic the last whistle blew, the centre-back fell to the crushed and was instantly seen to by the aesculapian squad and aft lengthy attraction helium was backmost connected his feet.

Asked astir Colwill successful his post-match property conference, Maresca revealed the defender was struggling with unwellness but should beryllium alright moving forward.

‘Exactly the aforesaid arsenic Malo. He didn’t consciousness precise good during the nighttime and this morning,’ the manager said.

‘But helium could play, decorativeness the game, and hopefully it is thing important.’

Maresca was nevertheless incapable to stock thing caller connected Reece James aft the Chelsea skipper suffered yet different hamstring wounded during grooming past week.

The Italian added: ‘We didn’t person immoderate update connected Reece. We inactive person to hold for immoderate time erstwhile helium is going to bash a scan again and we volition see.

‘Malo was with america but during the night, helium unluckily did not consciousness good successful presumption of ill.

‘Pedro, helium had a occupation with his planetary team. There was a accidental helium could beryllium with america but we didn’t instrumentality immoderate risks for this crippled and hopefully helium tin beryllium disposable for the adjacent game.’

Chelsea are adjacent successful enactment connected Thursday evening erstwhile they question to German broadside FC Heidenheim successful the Conference League, earlier hosting Aston Villa successful the Premier League adjacent Sunday.

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