Frenchman was replaced by Benoit Badiashile on hour mark against Aston Villa
Head coach Enzo Maresca confirmed 'bad news' after the Premier League win
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By KIERAN GILL
Published: 12:46 EST, 1 December 2024 | Updated: 12:46 EST, 1 December 2024
Chelsea have been dealt the blow of potentially losing Wesley Fofana for the entire winter period after the 23-year-old Frenchman picked up a problem during their 3-0 victory over Aston Villa.
Head coach Enzo Maresca confirmed after the Premier League win that Fofana is facing up to five weeks on the sidelines, having missed all of last season due to a different issue.
Goals from Nicolas Jackson, Enzo Fernandez and Cole Palmer saw Chelsea win to move level on points with Arsenal, but Maresca told us afterwards on Fofana: ‘Unfortunately, it’s bad news.
‘It’s a hamstring problem. These kind of things require at least three, four, five weeks. In this moment, you lose 10 games or 12 games. In the way he was playing, it’s a big loss for us. But we have more players and we’ll try to find solutions.
‘It’s a big loss. He’s doing fantastic. But it’s normal when you play this amount of games and fortunately it’s his first injury this season. But we’re going to find solutions.’
Benoit Badiashile replaced Fofana, who has been partnering Levi Colwill this term. Chelsea managed to see out the clean sheet against Villa, their first in eight matches.
Maresca was asked if this classified as a statement win and he said: ‘It was a very good game for many reasons, one is that we played a team that is fantastic and I consider Emery a top manager. He has won trophies everywhere and is doing something fantastic at Villa. But also we prepared well for the game and deserved to win.’
Chelsea have been dealt the blow of potentially losing Wesley Fofana for the entire winter period
The 23-year-old Frenchman picked up a hamstring problem during the victory over Aston Villa
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