Jesse Derry suffers ugly head injury on first Chelsea start

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TL;DR

Jesse Derry suffered a severe head injury during his first Chelsea start against Nottingham Forest, resulting in his removal on a stretcher. The incident occurred during a clash of heads while contesting an aerial ball.

Key points

Jesse Derry suffered a head injury on his Chelsea debut
The injury occurred during a clash with Zach Abbott
Derry was removed on a stretcher
Chelsea was awarded a penalty after the incident
The match took place at Stamford Bridge

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Jesse Derry suffers ugly head injury on first Chelsea start

Chelsea forward Jesse Derry was removed on a stretcher after an awful clash of heads with Nottingham Forest defender Zach Abbott on Monday, May 4.

Derry was handed his Premier League debut in the match at Stamford Bridge, but his time on the field was cut short late in the first half.

The 18-year-old and Abbott were contesting an aerial ball in Forest's box and violently collided heads midair. Referee Anthony Taylor awarded Chelsea a penalty following the collision.

Derry was given oxygen on the pitch in a frightening scene, staying down for an extended period of time before he was removed from the pitch in the ninth minute of first-half stoppage time.

After a long delay, Cole Palmer saw his spot kick saved by Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels.

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