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By WILL GRIFFEE <\/p>\n
Published:<\/span> 12:55 BST, 5 May 2026 <\/time> <\/span> | Updated:<\/span> 17:54 BST, 5 May 2026 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n
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Jesse Derry has given Chelsea fans a welcome update after being taken to hospital following a hideous head clash against Nottingham Forest. <\/p>\n
Derry, 18, was given his Premier League debut by interim boss Callum McFarlane in the 3-1 home defeat. <\/p>\n
But his afternoon ended in brutal fashion shortly before half-time. In contesting a ball in the air with Forest defender Zach Abbott, Derry was knocked unconscious and there was a nine-minute delay while medical staff treated him. <\/p>\n
Derry was then taken off the pitch on a stretcher and driven to St Mary’s hospital in distressing scenes. <\/p>\n
Son of former Premier League midfielder, Shaun, Jesse has now appeared to confirm everything is on the mend. <\/p>\n
On X he wrote: ‘A dream come true to start at Stamford Bridge for my Premier League debut. <\/p>\n
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Jesse Derry (left) was knocked out by this head clash but offered a positive update <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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‘I\u2019d like to thank all the Chelsea medical staff, everyone at St Mary\u2019s Hospital, my team-mates, and all the fans for their great support.<\/p>\n
‘I can\u2019t wait to be back playing in front of everyone very soon.’<\/p>\n
He accompanied the message with four pictures of him during the game, in which he’d acquitted himself well before the injury. <\/p>\n
Chelsea were given a penalty for the challenge on Derry but Cole Palmer’s spot kick was saved by Matz Sels.<\/p>\n
Given the nature of the injury and fact he was given oxygen on the pitch, Derry’s team-mates, friends and family will be hugely relieved that there is no lasting damage. <\/p>\n
Derry was not the only unfortunate recipient of a head injury during the game. Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White\u00a0lasted just 20 minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute.<\/p>\n
He sustained a nasty gash to the head after colliding with Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez after challenging for an aerial ball.<\/p>\n
Both players immediately crumpled to the floor and needed urgent medical treatment with their heads split open.<\/p>\n
After five minutes of medical care, both players left the field with their heads bandaged as Chris Wood replaced Gibbs-White and Filip Jorgensen doing likewise for Sanchez.<\/p>\n
After the match, Gibbs-White took to Instagram to show off his wound – which detailed a lengthy number of stitches from his nose to above his left eyebrow.<\/p>\n
As well as that injury, his nose was swollen with a steroplast up his right nostril.<\/p>\n
Captioning his picture, which saw him give a thumbs up, the England international wrote: ‘Thanks for the messages. What a win, congrats T (Taiwo Awoniyi).’<\/p>\n
Shortly after Gibbs White’s Instagram story, Sanchez took to the same platform to show his injury.<\/p>\n
The Spain international had stitches applied to the top of his forehead and shared a picture of that, alongside a caption: ‘Seen that you came out worst (sic) than me, hope you are OK big man @morgangibbswhite.’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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