Grant hopeful over Drogba
Striker could make quick return
By Graeme Bailey Last updated: 10th December 2007
Drogba: Quick return
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Chelsea boss Avram Grant has revealed that Didier Drogba could return sooner than expected after undergoing knee surgery last week.
The Ivorian ace went under the knife on Friday on the injury which has been hampering him for some time.
It was not known how long Drogba would be out for, but it was widely expected to be a month at the very least.
However, the knee has now been assessed following the operation and Grant admits he could be playing again within three weeks.
Hope
"I hope it will be as soon as possible," he told Sky Sports News.
"Firstly I want him to feel good with his knee - he wasn't 100 per cent with his knee the last time he played.
"But it looks as if it could be three weeks, something like that.
"I want him to feel well, the operation went well and we will just wait and see."
If it is three weeks, then that would mean he could feature in the derby against Fulham on New Year's Day.
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 22nd November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Chelsea vs Newcastle |
| 15:00 | Liverpool vs Fulham |
| 15:00 | Man City vs Arsenal |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs Bolton |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Hull |
| 15:00 | Stoke vs West Brom |
| 17:30 | Aston Villa vs Man Utd |
| Sunday 23rd November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Tottenham vs Blackburn |
| 16:00 | Sunderland vs West Ham |
| Monday 24th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Wigan vs Everton |
| Saturday 29th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aston Villa vs Fulham |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs Newcastle |
| 15:00 | Stoke vs Hull |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Bolton |
| 15:00 | Wigan vs West Brom |
| Sunday 30th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Man City vs Man Utd |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Tottenham vs Everton |
| 16:00 | Chelsea vs Arsenal |
| Monday 1st December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Liverpool vs West Ham |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 16th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Everton 1 - 1 Middlesbrough | |
| Hull 2 - 2 Man City | |
| Saturday 15th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 0 - 2 Liverpool | |
| Newcastle 2 - 2 Wigan | |
| Fulham 2 - 1 Tottenham | |
| Arsenal 0 - 2 Aston Villa | |
| Man Utd 5 - 0 Stoke | |
| Blackburn 1 - 2 Sunderland | |
| West Brom 0 - 3 Chelsea | |
| West Ham 0 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Sunday 9th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 0 - 2 Chelsea | |
| Man City 1 - 2 Tottenham | |
| Aston Villa 1 - 2 Middlesbrough | |
| Fulham 2 - 1 Newcastle | |
| Saturday 8th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Arsenal 2 - 1 Man Utd | |
| Wigan 0 - 0 Stoke | |
| Sunderland 1 - 2 Portsmouth | |
| Hull 0 - 1 Bolton | |
| Liverpool 3 - 0 West Brom | |
| West Ham 1 - 3 Everton | |
Top 6
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 13 | 32 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 13 | 32 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 13 | 23 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 13 | 23 |
| 6 | Hull City | 13 | 21 |
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