Teenage Chelsea ahead Jesse Derry has been taken to hospital as a precaution after sustaining a head harm within the 3-1 Premier League loss to Nottingham Forest.
The 18-year-old was making his top-flight debut on Monday when he clashed heads with opponent Zach Abbott within the Forest penalty space within the forty fifth minute.
He obtained oxygen on the pitch earlier than being taken off the sector on a stretcher after a prolonged stoppage.
Chelsea stated in an announcement Derry is “aware, speaking and present process precautionary checks”.
After the match Chelsea caretaker boss Callum McFarlane instructed BBC Match of the Day: “All indicators are optimistic in the mean time so we’re hopeful he is in a superb situation and from what we have heard it is optimistic.
“Gutted for Jesse, I assumed he did effectively within the sport. He gave us a risk – an enormous second for him that has ended sadly.”
Derry, the son of former Leeds and Crystal Palace midfielder Shaun Derry, was making his first begin for the membership having made two appearances off the bench within the FA Cup this marketing campaign.
The England Beneath-19 winger has scored 12 objectives in 29 academy matches this season since becoming a member of from Crystal Palace final summer time.
His conflict of heads resulted in a penalty being awarded to Chelsea, however Cole Palmer’s spot-kick was saved by Forest keeper Matz Sels.
Derry was changed by Liam Delap who got here on as a concussion substitute.
