{"id":3915,"date":"2026-05-04T22:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T22:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3915"},"modified":"2026-05-04T22:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T22:08:08","slug":"chelsea-in-hell-as-debutant-taken-off-in-serious-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3915","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea in hell as debutant taken off in serious condition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Jesse Derry has been stretchered off after a sickening clash of heads with Nottingham Forest defender Zach Abbot.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes you get the feeling nothing can get worse at Chelsea, then it does.<\/p>\n<p>2-0 down at home to Nottingham Forest, things were bleak for the Blues. Then came a hopeful moment \u2013 a penalty won before half time.<\/p>\n<h2>Derry taken off after being wiped out by defender<\/h2>\n<p>But the cost of the spot kick was incredible dear. Young Jesse Derry, making his senior debut for the Blues, had been really bright in the first half \u2013 pretty much the only player to have any credit for his team \u2013 suffered a sickening clash of heads, and was stricken on the ground for ten minutes when he was carefully treated and put on a stretcher.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you know what comes next. When things can get worse for this Chelsea team, they do. Cole Palmer stepped up and saw his penalty saved by Mats Selz. The wait for a Premier League penalty goes on.<\/p>\n<p>You can see the penalty and the incident in the clip embedded here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-lazy tweet-img lazyload\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cole Palmer&#8217;s penalty is SAVED by Matz Sels! \ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8zjY9FM2gQ\">pic.twitter.com\/8zjY9FM2gQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsPL\/status\/2051315637163581907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>(Footage from Sky Sports)<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Malo Gusto\u2019s mistake handed Forest their second goal \u2013 some of the most brainless defending we\u2019ve seen in weeks at Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>The first goal was just as stupid. Chelsea left huge gaps in their defence meaning that Dilane Bakwa could pick out a cross and Taiwo Awoniyi could head home after just a few minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast: Leeds fan Jack Durkin joins Jai Mcintosh to preview the FA Cup Semi Final!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/td3C9ns6uiU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Jesse Derry<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-02-24T124915.680-190x107.jpg.webp 190w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-02-24T124915.680-245x138.jpg.webp 245w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-02-24T124915.680-320x180.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-02-24T124915.680-414x233.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-02-24T124915.680-630x354.jpg.webp 630w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 250px, (min-width:1020px) 20vw, (min-width:920px) 290px, (min-width:680px) 30vw, (min-width:394px) 130px, 33vw\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-02-24T124915.680.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-157292 has-webp lazyload\" alt=\"Jesse Derry makes his Chelsea debut.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-02-24T124915.680-190x107.jpg 190w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-02-24T124915.680-245x138.jpg 245w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-02-24T124915.680-320x180.jpg 320w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-02-24T124915.680-414x233.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Working-copy-of-CNFeaturedHero-Image-Templates-2026-02-24T124915.680-630x354.jpg 630w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 250px, (min-width:1020px) 20vw, (min-width:920px) 290px, (min-width:680px) 30vw, (min-width:394px) 130px, 33vw\"\/><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Coventry-City-FC-190x107.jpg.webp 190w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Coventry-City-FC-245x138.jpg.webp 245w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Coventry-City-FC-320x180.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Coventry-City-FC-414x233.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Coventry-City-FC-630x354.jpg.webp 630w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 250px, (min-width:1020px) 20vw, (min-width:920px) 290px, (min-width:680px) 30vw, (min-width:394px) 130px, 33vw\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Coventry-City-FC.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-120588 has-webp lazyload\" alt=\"Frank Lampard in a Coventry tracksuit. 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