Hi Everyone and Welcome to the Channel Chelsea star Thiago Silva limps off injured against Tottenham as Andreas Christensen replaces him Chelsea will be sweating over the fitness of Thiago Silva after he limped off injured against Tottenham. The Brazilian defender, 36, was forced off in the first half with an apparent hamstring problem picked up while making a challenge #ThiagoSilva #Chelsea #Tottenham #Thiagoinjury #CFC #ChelseaTitle #FootballNews #TopNews1 Chelsea star Silva lay face-down on the field as play continued before going off to the Chelsea bench. The veteran was finally able to get to his feet and limped off the pitch. Thomas Tuchel responded immediately by sending on Andreas Christensen. And the Dane went straight into the heart of Chelsea's three-man defence, flanked either side by Cesar Azpilicueta and Antonio Rudiger. Chelsea were 1-0 up at the time thanks to a penalty from Jorginho. Timo Werner was fouled in the Spurs box by Eric Dier. And Jorginho, who was taken off penalty duty by former boss Frank Lampard, abandoned his usual hop to fire the ball past Hugo Lloris. THANKS FOR WATCHING! SUBSCRIBE CHANNEL: Chelsea dominated possession throughout the first half after a bright start that saw Werner almost score with a header after just 10 seconds.