Chelsea striker Marc Guiu expected to miss FA Cup trip to Brighton with injury
Chelsea striker Marc Guiu is expected to miss the FA Cup fourth-round match at Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday after suffering a leg abductor injury.
Guiu sustained the problem during added time of Chelsea's 2-1 win over West Ham after coming on as a substitute in the second half to help turn the game around. The 19-year-old stretched awkwardly in trying to convert Pedro Neto's cutback in the area and received treatment from Chelsea physios after staying down.
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The forward, who joined from Barcelona for €6million (£5.1m; $6.4m) last summer, still looked in a lot of discomfort as he went down the tunnel with a member of Chelsea staff straight after the final whistle. He has missed training sessions this week.
Head coach Enzo Maresca initially eased concerns in the post-match press conference after revealing Guiu had told him 'he was fine'.
However, the club have conducted tests over the past few days with Guiu still feeling some pain in his upper leg. The hope is it is nothing too serious but he is already being earmarked to sit out the Brighton game as a precaution with more scans planned to take place.
Guiu has scored eight goals in 13 appearances since moving to Stamford Bridge, all of which have come in the UEFA Conference League. The Spaniard would have had a great opportunity to possibly get more minutes against Brighton at the weekend.
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