Chelsea face Villa clash without Cech
24th December, 2007
Chelsea football club are looking for a Christmas miracle before their Boxing Day fixture after Peter Cech sustained a hip injury following the team ' s match against Blackburn .
The Blues are due to face Aston Villa at home on Wednesday but are awaiting news on the extent of the goalkeeper's hip injury.
Chelsea manager Avram Grant said: "The situation with Cech is one that we will know once he has had a scan on the injury. We need to wait and see. With this kind of injury, it is better to wait.
"But I cannot lie and say that it is easy to be without players. It is very difficult to play for such a long time with so many injuries. I don't like it, but there is nothing that I can do about it."
He added that it was "very difficult" for Hilario to replace Cech during the Blackburn game, but that he "did well".
Chelsea's first reserve goalkeeper Cudicini is also injured and will not be able to play in the team's Boxing Day match at Stamford Bridge .
