Chelsea forward Liam Delap may face another spell on the sidelines with a shoulder injury after being forced off in the first half of Saturday\u2019s 0-0 Premier League draw at Bournemouth, manager Enzo Maresca said.<\/p>\n
Delap, who moved to Stamford Bridge from Ipswich Town in June, had also picked up a hamstring injury early on in the season and returned to the side only last month.<\/p>\n
“He has been unlucky. We are also a bit unlucky because we need that kind of a No. 9,” Maresca told reporters after the match.<\/p>\n
“Unfortunately, he has already been out for two months and he has to be out again. We don’t know for how long, but it looks quite bad, his shoulder.”<\/p>\n
Chelsea, who played to their first goalless draw since a home clash with Crystal Palace in August, were left in fourth place in the league table with 25 points from their 15 games.<\/p>\n
“I think it was a game where we lacked and we missed a little bit of quality in the last third,” Maresca said.<\/p>\n
“For me, there were many mistakes. We missed some passes in the last third, some moments that we could shoot and didn\u2019t.”<\/p>\n
Chelsea will next face Atalanta in a Champions League clash on Tuesday before hosting Everton on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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