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Ben Chilwell is ruled out until December after suffering hamstring injury with Chelsea defender facing a race against time to make the Christmas fixtures... as England are left without a fit left-back with Luke Shaw also out

Chelsea have been dealt another major injury blow with Ben Chilwell set to miss around eight weeks due to a hamstring injury.

Chilwell was forced off late on in Chelsea's Carabao Cup win against Brighton last week.

Head coach Mauricio Pochettino's concern was obvious as he confirmed 'it is bad news from what the doctor told me.'

Chelsea were awaiting the results of further assessments and are now expecting Chilwell to be sidelined for around two months.

Whether he is able to reduce that time or it end up taking longer for him to return will be determined by how he responds in the early stages of the rehabilitation process.