Chelsea handed huge boost with Reece James injury not thought to be serious

Chelsea and England have been handed a major boost with Reece James’ injury not thought to be serious, according to reports.

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James fell to the ground clutching his knee following a collision with Theo Hernandez in the Champions League clash against AC Milan on Tuesday night.

H was replaced just after the hour mark, sparking concern for Graham Potter and Gareth Southgate with England’s World Cup campaign beginning in less than six weeks.

The Chelsea boss was unable to give an update after his side’s 2-0 win at San Siro but the Guardian now report James ‘will not be out for long’ with early signs suggesting the knee injury is not serious.

‘Reece, we’re hoping he’ll be okay,’ Potter said following the win in Milan. ’24-48 hours is too early to give you anything more than that.’

James himself tweeted on Tuesday night: ‘Fingers crossed it’s not a bad one. Love for all the messages, I appreciate you all.

The 22-year-old has taken part in all but one of Chelsea’s Premier League games this season –rested for a midweek defeat to Southampton in August – and has played the full 90 minutes in six of Chelsea’s other seven games.

Chelsea were handed an early advantage in Milan when former Blues defender Fikayo Tomori was shown a red card after just 18 minutes with Jorginho rolling home the resulting penalty.

Mason Mount was tugged back by his former teammate to win the spit kick and admitted he felt the referee’s decision was harsh.

‘He’s obviously my mate, I’ve known Fik for a very long time and I felt for him in that situation, I was gutted for him,’ Mount told Chelsea’s official club website.

‘I don’t think it was a sending-off. Was it a penalty? Maybe yes. I’m an honest player and I want to try to score