- Delap goes off injured against Fulham
- Chelsea fans go into meltdown mode
- Call for Jackson's loan to be cancelled
AFP'Cancel the Jackson deal' - Chelsea fans sent into meltdown after Liam Delap picks up hamstring injury against Fulham to leave Blues short-staffed in striker department
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Getty/GOALWHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING
@RaffaRants wrote on X: "Cancel the Jackson deal or bring Isak in."
@CFC_Tommy96 tweeted: "Emergency striker signing pending," and @Itz_Ethrone commented: "They better tell Jackson not to get on that flight."
@OliviaBuzaglo wrote: "Liam Delap holding his hamstring. On the same day Nicolas Jackson has gone to Bayern. You genuinely couldn’t write it."
@CFCMods put: "Liam Delap has pulled his hamstring, we only have one striker at the football club now. Ridiculous," and @CooloPort added: "Club World Cup effect…"
AFPWHAT NEXT?
After this weekend's fixtures, Premier League teams will break for a fortnight due to the international break. When they return, Chelsea fans will have a better idea as to the extent of former Ipswich Town man Delap's injury.
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