Graham Potter is worried about Ben Chilwell’s injury with the World Cup only 3 weeks away.
England plays their first match against Iran on November 21, and Gareth should name his squad before November 14.
The England left-back is a doubt for the World Cup after suffering a hamstring injury. Chelsea won 2-1 against Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
Chilwell pulled up in stoppage time after clutching the back of his leg.
World Cup chances
Asked if the World Cup was now a concern for Chilwell, Potter said: “I think you’d have to say so.
“Obviously I don’t want to say any more than that but when a player pulls up like he did, and he felt it, so it’s never positive.
“It’s a blow for us, on an otherwise positive evening. To see him pull up like that is not a great sight, fingers are crossed when we get it scanned it won’t be as severe, but fingers crossed on that at the moment.
“It’s not great. Obviously, when he pulls up like that it’s a concern so we need to scan, but it doesn’t look positive.
“It’s a blow for us on an otherwise positive evening, I think. It’s a blow to see him pull up like that, it’s not a great sight.
“So, fingers crossed when we get the scan it isn’t bad, it can be not severe, but we have to have fingers crossed at the moment. But clearly, we’re disappointed.”
“He didn’t play at the weekend,” added Potter. “There was a thought that he could play tonight and have enough time to recover for the weekend.
“So, we’ve tried to manage him, he’s never played the three games in a week, he’s had to have the build-up, it’s been good for him.
“That’s what makes it very frustrating. It’s a blow for us and a blow for him and sadly he won’t be the only one who’s affected like that in this period because October was incredibly challenging, the games that we had to play, but it is what it is.”
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