Gianfranco Zola: Hudson-Odoi Injury Is A Serious One

Former Chelsea forward Gianfranco Zola has revealed that the injury suffered by young winger Callum Hudson-Odoi is a serious one.

Zola is the assistant manager to Blues boss Maurizio Sarri and he talked about Callum Hudson-Odoi during his post-match thoughts after Chelsea were forced to a 2-2 draw at home to Burnley.

The ex-Italian national team player told reporters that the Achilles injury sustained by Callum Hudson-Odoi during the Burnley game is a serious one.

Recently capped England international Hudson-Odoi was subbed off for Pedro Rodriguez after 41 minutes.

Kante allayed fears on the injury sustained by N’Golo Kante.

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According to Zola, the rib injury sustained by the former Leicester City player is not a serious one.

Both Callum Hudson-Odoi and N’Golo Kante suffered their respective injuries in the first half of the home league game against Burnley.

Chelsea missed out on a big opportunity to secure three important points and take a big step towards sealing Champions League football for next season via a top-four finish on the Premier League table.

Kante scored to cancel the opener from Burnley midfielder Jeff Hendrick before Chelsea striker Gonzalo Higuain scored a second goal for the West London giants.

Burnley striker Ashley Barnes found the back of the net for a 2-2 scoreline after just 24 minutes.

Both sides settled for a 2-2 draw at the end of the final whistle.