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Daily Mirror
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Kieran King

Chelsea receive major injury boost after Reece James scare against AC Milan

Chelsea have received a major boost with Reece James' knee injury not thought to be severe.

The 22-year-old was taken off midway through the second-half in the Blues' 2-0 win over AC Milan on Tuesday evening, with some pundits and supporters fearing the worst. James fell awkwardly following a challenge from Theo Hernandez and he went down holding his knee.

James continued for a couple of minutes before going down for a second time, with Graham Potter taking no risks and replacing him with Cesar Azpilicueta. The Chelsea boss was unable to give a clear update in his post-match press conference and admitted it was "too early" to know how problematic the injury was.

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