Chelsea’s Jesse Derry stretchered off after worrying collision on first Blues start

SportFootballChelsea’s Jesse Derry stretchered off after worrying collision on Premier League debutThe 18-year-old was named in the starting XI for the first time but was forced off after a serious-looking collisionFlo Clifford Monday 04 May 2026 16:12 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2970137","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/jesse-derry-chelsea-nottingham-forest-zach-abbott-b2970137.html","title":"Chelsea’s Jesse Derry stretchered off after worrying collision on first Blues start"}}Jesse Derry was taken off on a stretcher shortly before half-time (Reuters)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Chelsea youngster Jesse Derry was taken off the field at Stamford Bridge on a stretcher after a sickening collision with Nottingham Forest’s Zach Abbott.The 18-year-old was making his f...