LONDON: Chelsea were left counting the cost of their League Cup win away to Swindon after injuries to Marco Van Ginkel and Ramires marred Tuesday’s 2-0 victory.
The Blues eased past their third tier opponents but midfielder van Ginkel, making only his second start following his pre-season move from Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem, went down injured following an early challenge by Swindon’s Alex Pritchard.
Despite trying to play on, van Ginkel then went off in the 10th minute at League One Swindon’s County Ground.
Van Ginkel was replaced by Ramires, who in the 35th minute added to Fernando Torres’s opening goal.
But Ramires also went off at half-time.
“We’ve got an injury to Marco which, it’s a little bit too early to be certain but it doesn’t look good,” said Chelsea assistant first-team coach Steve Holland. AFP
