Chelsea left sweating over injury to Mason Mount in FA Cup fourth round win over Plymouth

Chelsea's assistant manager Arno Michels is hoping an injury sustained by Mason Mount during the FA Cup fourth-round victory over Plymouth isn't too serious but added «I can't promise what the situation is». The England international was forced off eight minutes into extra-time after taking a strike from distance and headed straight down the tunnel shaking his head.

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He realised quick he felt pain and so we took him off. »There will be further exams.

Hopefully, it's not too bad but I can't promise what the situation is." Chelsea were wasteful on the day and required an extra-time goal from Marcos Alonso to squeeze past League One opposition, as striker Romelu Lukaku endured another frustrating day in attack. Chelsea need extra-time goal from Alonso to see of battling Plymouth in FA Cup Tuchel forced into isolation after Chelsea boss tests positive for coronavirus «He's working a lot for the team, doing lots of touches, but is a little bit unlucky,» Michels said of Lukaku.

«We try to put him in, give him opportunities and we will keep on going like this because he is an important player for us. »He is our striker so he also needs some trust in moments he doesn't score." At the opposite end, Chelsea were thankful for goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, who saved Ryan Hardie's 117th-minute spot-kick to prevent the game from going to a