Chelsea have been left sweating on the fitness of Armando Broja after the striker was stretchered off from their friendly defeat to Aston Villa.
The Blues are ramping up their preparations for the return of the Premier League on Boxing Day. Part of those preparations was a friendly against Villa in Abu Dhabi on Sunday evening, with Broja starting alongside Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang up-front.
But after just 17 minutes of the game, the Albanian collided with Villa defender Ezri Konsa. That led to the striker screaming out in pain as he held his right knee, before he was stretchered off the pitch.