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Cech returns home from hospital | Cech returns home from hospital |
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Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has left hospital and is expected to return to light training on Monday. | Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has left hospital and is expected to return to light training on Monday. |
The 24-year-old suffered a fractured skull in a collision with Reading's Stephen Hunt on 14 October. | The 24-year-old suffered a fractured skull in a collision with Reading's Stephen Hunt on 14 October. |
A Chelsea statement read: "Petr Cech continues to make excellent progress from his injury. | A Chelsea statement read: "Petr Cech continues to make excellent progress from his injury. |
"It is standard practice to allow three months for a skull fracture to repair and we are working to that timescale for a return to full training." | "It is standard practice to allow three months for a skull fracture to repair and we are working to that timescale for a return to full training." |
The Czech keeper was injured in the first minute of Chelsea's 1-0 win over Reading and later had emergency surgery to insert two metal plates in his head. | The Czech keeper was injured in the first minute of Chelsea's 1-0 win over Reading and later had emergency surgery to insert two metal plates in his head. |
His replacement Carlo Cudicini was knocked unconscious later in the same game, leaving third-choice Hilario with an unexpected run in the first team. | His replacement Carlo Cudicini was knocked unconscious later in the same game, leaving third-choice Hilario with an unexpected run in the first team. |
Cudicini is now back in training and close to a return, while it is doubtful whether Cech will play again this season. |
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