Chelsea are set to be without club captain and right-back, Reece James, for roughly three months after a scan on Tuesday confirmed that he had suffered a hamstring injury.
The England international limped off after just 26 minutes in Chelsea's 2-0 loss away to Everton on the weekend as he felt a strain in his right hamstring. James had been working his way back to full fitness having previously suffered a hamstring problem earlier this season, which kept him out of action from August to October.
