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Huge injury scare for Chelsea ahead of new WSL season as Erin Cuthbert spotted on crutches after botched tackle in NJ/NY Gotham clash

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<p>The reigning Women's Super League champions <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/lauren-james-lucy-bronze-winners-losers-chelsea-nwsl-gotham-lionesses-sonia-bompastor/blt6095633d4ba4be3c" target="_blank">Chelsea registered a convincing 3-1 win over NWSL's Gotham FC</a> courtesy of a brace from Johanna Rytting Kaneryd and a strike from Aggie Beever-Jones. However, they were dealt a major injury scare during the friendly clash as Cuthbert was spotted on crutches following a botched tackle that saw her land awkwardly.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Erin Cuthbert in crutches🩼<br>📸<a href="https://twitter.com/damian4924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@damian4924</a> <a href="https://t.co/h2zfuXlk0a">pic.twitter.com/h2zfuXlk0a</a></p>— Chelsea Women Daily (@CFCWdaily) <a href="https://twitter.com/CFCWdaily/status/1825704839117975566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>The incident happened early in the game and the 26-year-old was subbed off in the 21st minute as Sophie Ingle took her place. It remains to be seen if she will miss the early stages of the upcoming 2024-25 season.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Cuthbert, who joined the west London club in 2017, had an impressive outing last season as she managed to score eight goals in 35 appearances across all competitions and played an important role in the club winning their record-extending seventh WSL title.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Sonia Bompastor's side will play two more friendly matches against Arsenal and Feyenoord in pre-season before appearing in their WSL season opener against Aston Villa on September 20.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR CHELSEA?

Huge injury scare for Chelsea ahead of new WSL season as Erin Cuthbert spotted on crutches after botched tackle in NJ/NY Gotham clash | Goal.com

Chelsea midfielder Erin Cuthbert was spotted on crutches after a pre-season friendly against Gotham FC.