With pretty much the last action of last night’s game, Pedro burst through on goal and was flattened by the PAOK goalkeeper. He was taken off with the physios supporting his arm.
Given his form, there’s been real concern about how severe his injury is. Maurizio Sarri relieved a lot of people with his take after the game however:
Maurizio Sarri has arrived for his post-match press conference and starts by reporting on Pedro's shoulder injury which he says is 'probably not a very serious injury'. #PAOKvCFC
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 20, 2018
There has been no official update on that yet, but Pedro’s message posted on Twitter last night also added some comfort to Chelsea fans fretting about how bad it is:
Good start in the @EuropaLeague . Everything’s ok despite the incident at the end of the game. Come on Blues!! 💪🏻🔵 / Buen comienzo en la Europa League. Pequeño susto al final, pero todo ok #CFC #UEL #PAOKvCFC @ChelseaFC pic.twitter.com/h4LqksFWgJ
— Pedro Rodríguez (@_Pedro17_) September 20, 2018
In all honesty, while the Spaniard is in great form, we at least have Willian to come in to replace him. Of all our first team players, that right wing slot has the most equal balance between it’s incumbent and the second choice – so close is the battle between them that both have had the upper hand at various points over the last few seasons.
So even without Pedro, we should be able to survive against West Ham.