Monday, September 21, 2009

Chelsea face nervous wait over Drogba injury


Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti faces a nervous wait to discover how long Didier Drogba will be sidelined after the Ivory Coast striker was stretchered off with a calf injury in his side's 3-0 win over Tottenham.

Ancelotti's side maintained their 100 percent record under the Italian, who replaced interim manager Guus Hiddink in the close-season, and regained top position in the Premier League with a convincing display at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Tottenham could not conjure a reply to goals from Ashley Cole, Michael Ballack and Drogba and Chelsea have now set a club record sequence of 11 successive victories in league action, including fixtures from last season.

But Drogba was stretchered off before the final whistle, as was Tottenham defender Sebastien Bassong, who was taken to hospital with a suspected fractured cheekbone. The visitors also lost Ledley King to a hamstring injury. Click to read more...

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