Trevoh Chalobah injury update: Chelsea worry over ankle twist

Liam Rosenior prays for Trevoh Chalobah after a gruesome ankle injury compounds Chelsea’s 8-2 aggregate humiliation against Paris Saint-Germain

Chelsea’s Champions League nightmare on Tuesday was compounded by a harrowing injury to Trevoh Chalobah. The 26-year-old was stretchered off in the closing minutes of the 3-0 home defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, a result that finalised an 8-2 aggregate thrashing and marked the heaviest two-legged European defeat in the club’s history.

Chalobah, who has been a mainstay this season with the third-most minutes played behind Enzo Fernández and Robert Sánchez, appeared to suffer a severe injury of his right ankle while challenging Achraf Hakimi.

Taking to Instagram, the centre-back admitted his ankle “should be broken”, while coach Liam Rosenior confirmed the preliminary diagnosis as a high ankle sprain, a significant injury but one that may avoid season-ending implications.

“I think he was really worried,” Rosenior said during his post-match briefing. “I’ve just checked with the medical team. We’ll obviously scan and assess him tomorrow. We are hoping and praying that it’s not as bad as we first feared.”

The timing is particularly brutal for the Blues, who are already navigating a crisis at the back with captain Reece James, full-back Malo Gusto and centre-back Levi Colwill all currently sidelined.

FA Cup becomes the final frontier

With Chelsea currently sitting in sixth place and drifting away from the Champions League qualification spots, the club’s focus has shifted heavily toward the FA Cup.

Following a difficult trip to Everton this Saturday, March 21, the team will have the international break to regroup before their quarter-final clash against Port Vale on April 4.

The match against the League One side, who are currently 11 points from safety in their own division but have enjoyed a “giant-killing” run, is being viewed as Chelsea‘s last realistic path to silverware in 2026.

Rosenior noted the importance of the upcoming schedule, emphasising that the team must refine their “habits” to avoid further derailment following the PSG humiliation.

“We want to make sure we don’t go through many more nights like this,” he added. “This is a fantastic football club where the fans want success instantly – that’s rightfully so for the size of the club.

“I have to say, I understand because of the aggregate scoreline in the tie, why fans are frustrated. They want us to win; I completely get it and I understood that before I came in. I also want to make them happy and give them the nights they deserve. Not just me, but us as a group, as a team.

“That was a really, really difficult one to take because of the manner in which we went out this evening.”