Andros Townsend has spoken of his delight at making his return to action after recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury - admitting his 13 months on the sidelines were the "toughest" of his life.
The 31-year-old, who was signed by Rafa Benitez in the summer of 2021, has been sidelined since suffering the injury during the Blues' FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Crystal Palace in March 2022.
On Monday afternoon, however, the one-time England international marked a significant milestone in his recovery with an outing for the Blues' under-21s during their Premier League 2 defeat to Leicester City at Finch Farm.
