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George Flood

Reece James injury: Graham Potter rues setback blow as Chelsea face anxious wait to learn severity

Setback: Reece James was distraught as he was forced off on his return from a knee injury for Chelsea

(Picture: REUTERS)

Graham Potter insists it is too early to assess the severity of an injury setback suffered by Reece James in Chelsea’s win over Bournemouth.

The Blues’ star right-back started at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night for the first time since suffering the serious knee ligament injury in a Champions League fixture with AC Milan in October that forced him to miss England’s World Cup campaign in Qatar.

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