Relief as Terry avoids bad break

CHELSEA have eased fears that John Terry may have broken a bone in his foot after yesterday’s defeat at Arsenal but cannot rule out the possibility of ligament damage to his ankle.

Terry went off injured in the first half at the Emirates Stadium, the victim of a late tackle from Emmanuel Eboue, and will have scans today to find out the extent of the damage.

Chelsea manager Avram Grant, who refused to be drawn on whether Eboue should have been sent off, said: “It is John’s ankle. He is not feeling so good but he didn’t break anything. Maybe it is something in his ligament. We will know on Monday. We had lost Ricardo Carvalho before the game so it was more than a little bit of a problem.”