Ben Chilwell damage regarding forward of England’s World Cup marketing campaign, admits Chelsea boss Graham Potter | Soccer Information

Ben Chilwell’s damage is a priority with lower than three weeks till England’s World Cup marketing campaign begins, says Chelsea head coach Graham Potter.

Chilwell pulled up with an obvious hamstring drawback in Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Dinamo Zagreb within the Champions League on Wednesday night time and left the stadium on crutches.

England’s first World Cup match is towards Iran on November 21 and supervisor Gareth Southgate has a deadline of November 14 to call his 26-man squad, leaving Chilwell in a precarious place.

Requested if the match in Qatar was now a priority for Chilwell, Chelsea boss Potter mentioned: “I feel you’d should say so.

“Clearly I do not wish to say any greater than that however when a participant pulls up like he did, and he felt it, so it is by no means constructive.

“It is a blow for us, on an in any other case constructive night. To see him pull up like that isn’t an important sight, fingers crossed once we get it scanned it will not be as extreme. However clearly we’re dissatisfied.”

Chilwell appeared to tug his hamstring chasing a ball in stoppage time and although he obtained to his ft and performed the ultimate seconds of the match.

The England defender, who has had a lot unhealthy luck with accidents previously, needed to be carried throughout to the tunnel on the full-time whistle.

“He did not play on the weekend,” added Potter, “there was a thought that he may play tonight and have sufficient time to get well for the weekend.

“So we have tried to handle him, he is by no means performed the three video games in per week, he is needed to have the construct up, it has been good for him.

“That is what makes it very irritating. It is a blow for us and a blow for him and sadly he will not be the one one who’s affected like that on this interval as a result of October was extremely difficult, the video games that we needed to play, however it’s what it’s.”

Pulisic: We hope it isn’t as unhealthy as we expect

Chelsea team-mate Christian Pulisic is hoping the damage to Chilwell is “not as unhealthy as we expect”.

“You by no means prefer to see anybody go down with accidents,” he informed Sky Sports activities Information. “For Chilly, we hope that it is a fast one and hoping that it isn’t as unhealthy as we expect.

“I do know he shall be again quickly. We wish everybody to be wholesome and have a possibility [to go to the World Cup].”

Conor Gallagher, who can also be a global team-mate of Chilwell, spoke to the left-back after the sport and mentioned he was “dissatisfied” to have picked up the damage.

“We’re actually hoping that it isn’t too unhealthy,” Gallagher informed Sky Sports activities Information.

“Everybody could be very hopeful, he appears alright. He is undecided fairly how unhealthy it’s.

“I suppose he’s going to get a scan on it within the subsequent couple of days, so we’ll simply have to attend and see.”

Chelsea fixtures before World Cup

Chelsea vs Arsenal, Premier League – Sunday November 6; kick-off 12pm

Man Metropolis vs Chelsea, Carabao Cup – Wednesday November 9; kick-off 8pm, dwell on Sky Sports activities

Newcastle vs Chelsea, Premier League – Saturday November 12; kick-off 5.30pm – dwell on Sky Sports activities

England World Cup fixtures

England vs Iran – Monday November 21; kick-off 1pm

England vs USA – Friday November 25 ; kick-off 7pm

Wales vs England – Tuesday November 29; kick-off 7pm