Overview
- Gittens limped off around the hour mark in England U21s’ win over the Republic of Ireland and went straight down the tunnel.
- He was later assessed with no lingering issues and will travel for Tuesday’s qualifier in Slovakia, according to Sun Sport reports cited by Goal.com and Yahoo.
- Chelsea return from the break to face Burnley before home games against Barcelona and Arsenal.
- The 21-year-old joined from Borussia Dortmund for about £48–48.5m and has 14 appearances this season with one goal and three assists.
- Chelsea’s wider selection picture remains strained with Pedro Neto withdrawn from Portugal duty, Cole Palmer still out, and Mykhailo Mudryk provisionally suspended, while Tyrique George scored and Josh Acheampong finished unscathed for England U21s.