{"id":296571,"date":"2023-12-12T16:41:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=296571"},"modified":"2023-12-12T16:41:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:41:15","slug":"reece-james-limps-off-injured-against-everton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/reece-james-limps-off-injured-against-everton\/","title":{"rendered":"Reece James LIMPS off injured against Everton"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Reece James LIMPS off injured against Everton as the Chelsea captain suffers suspected hamstring problem in front of Gareth Southgate at Goodison Park<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Chelsea captain hobbled off nursing an injury against Everton on Sunday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reece James has endured a nightmare 12 months hampered by injuries<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mauricio Pochettino has so much work to do with woeful Chelsea &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reece James has been dealt another concerning injury blow after hobbling off in the 26th minute of Chelsea&#8217;s clash with Everton on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues captain has had rotten luck with injuries over the past 12 months and could be set for a new spell in the treatment room after hurting himself at Goodison Park.<\/p>\n<p>James was making his fifth consecutive Premier League\u00a0start since being declared fit to return to action in October, but appeared to aggravate his hamstring injury against the Toffees.<\/p>\n<p>The match was finally poised when James felt the issue in his hamstring and was consoled by Chelsea team-mates when it became clear he couldn&#8217;t carry on.<\/p>\n<p>James engaged in discussion with fellow England colleagues Conor Gallagher and Cole Palmer, giving the captain&#8217;s armband to the former, as he trundled his way towards the dugout.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/14\/78790443-0-image-a-46_1702219019045.jpg\" height=\"461\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Reece James has been dealt another concerning injury blow after hobbling off in the 26th minute of Chelsea &#8216;s clash with Everton<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/14\/78790551-12847271-image-a-61_1702220274358.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>James limped off at Goodison Park and gave the captain&#8217;s armband to Conor Gallagher<\/p>\n<p>James briefly embraced with Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino who was forced into bringing Levi Colwill on in his place.<\/p>\n<p>Three Lions manager was in attendance for the match and might have had his European Championship squad selection task made slightly easier by James.<\/p>\n<p>England&#8217;s right-back position is largely split between Man City&#8217;s Kyle Walker, James and Trent Alexander-Arnold, although the Liverpool star has most recently been featuring as a midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>James previously missed last year&#8217;s FIFA World Cup after being injured in the build-up to the competition and was subsequently unable to travel with the national team to Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>He has battled back from recurring injuries having most recently suffered a similar hamstring problem in August and not returning until October.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have struggled to build momentum in James&#8217; absence and could now be forced to enter the January transfer for another full-back if the latest concern is revealed to be serious.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/15\/78790525-12847271-image-a-67_1702221221626.jpg\" height=\"417\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>James was replaced by Chelsea team-mate Levi Colwill (far right) midway through the first half<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/15\/78791045-12847271-image-a-69_1702221295933.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England manager Gareth Southgate watched James leave the pitch at Goodison Park<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/15\/78790435-12847271-image-a-68_1702221223962.jpg\" height=\"466\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>James shared a brief embrace with Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino before heading off to receive treatment<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old was confident that his injury crisis was behind him and in November described himself as feeling the best he has &#8216;in a long time&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I haven\u2019t felt this good in a long time,\u2019 James told the club website.\u00a0\u2018I definitely feel my strength and fitness building up again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m happy to be helping the team again as well. After almost three months out, it takes a while to build back up and find your form again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Some people think as soon as you come back you should instantly be at the level you left at, but it doesn\u2019t work like that,&#8217; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12847271\/Reece-James-injured-Everton-Chelsea-captain.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reece James LIMPS off injured against Everton as the Chelsea captain suffers suspected hamstring problem in front of Gareth Southgate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296570,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Reece James LIMPS off injured against Everton - 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