21-year-old Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen was forced off with a head injury against Brighton
Andreas Christensen is expected to be fit for this week's Carabao Cup semifinal second leg clash with Arsenal despite suffering a head injury over the weekend
The Danish defender was replaced by David Luiz just before the hour-mark in the Blues' 4-0 defeat of Brighton on Saturday after clashing heads with Shane Duffy as he tried to clear a free-kick from his own box.
Although the 21-year-old returned to the action in the immediate aftermath of the incident, he was soon replaced by Luiz as referee Jonathan Moss insisted that Christensen be taken off amid worries that he has suffered a concussion in the challenge.
After the game, however, Conte relieved fears that there was anything more than just a knock on the head and stated that he is expecting the young defender to be back in training and available for selection on Wednesday night's showdown with the Gunners at the Emirates.
Andreas had a contusion," Conte told reporters in his post-match press conference at the AMEX following his side's win on Saturday.
"We made a substitution, but the player didn't want to come off. At the same time, when you have the possibility to have on the bench players like David Luiz, it was simple for me.
"The referee tried to force this substitution. It was a simple contusion. The player is okay. From [Sunday]'s training session, he's ready
Chelsea go into Wednesday night's clash with Arsenal knowing that a win would see them through to the Carabao Cup final next month after the sides fought out a goalless stalemate in the first leg at Stamford Bridge
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Chelsea injury news: Antonio Conte reveals Andreas Christensen injury latest ahead of Arsenal clas
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