The two forwards were forced off in Wednesday night's win over Malmo but the Blues have sufficient strength in depth to deal with their absences

Two injuries have shaken Chelsea following what should have been a routine, problem-free win against Malmo in the Champions League on Wednesday.

First, and most concerning, was Romelu Lukaku being forced off in only the 23rd minute after a wild challenge from Lasse Nielsen.

Striker partner Timo Werner was subsequently replaced in the 44th minute as a result of a painful-looking hamstring injury.

Within the context of the match, it had next-to-no impact; the Blues were 2-0 up before losing their two forwards and yet still went on to win 4-0.

Chelsea are one of the few clubs in world football capable of withstanding the loss of a £150 million ($207m) strike force to injury in the same game.

"They will be some games out, I guess. We only had Christian Pulisic [out], we miss everybody, but we have no excuses," manager Thomas Tuchel told BT Sport after the match, with further information to come on the extent of their injuries in the coming days.


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