Nottingham Forest boss Vitor Pereira has provided an update on Morgan Gibbs-White after the midfielder was forced out of their 3-1 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Monday.
Forest cruised to victory via a double from Taiwo Awoniyi, with Igor Jesus scoring a penalty.
There were, however, worrying scenes in both halves due to two separate incidents.
Before the interval, Zach Abbott collided with Jesse Derry - with both men then withdrawn after a lengthy delay.
In the second half, Gibbs-White then clashed with Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez. Though he was able to stand, the 26-year-old was substituted and headed straight down the tunnel.
Speaking after the game, Pereira admitted that Gibbs-White had suffered a 'deep cut'.
He refused to reveal, however, whether the Forest star would be available for Thursday's crunch Europa League semi-final second leg with Aston Villa.
Nottingham Forest boss Vitor Pereira has provided an update on Morgan Gibbs-White after the midfielder was forced out of their 3-1 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Monday
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"I am waiting. I am not a doctor. Gibbs-White has a deep cut. We will see. He is a fighter and he has a strong mentality," he said in his post-match press conference.
"I hope our medical department can do magic to put him in condition [to play against Aston Villa on Thursday].
"I said to him, 'You don't need to head the ball just to play'. We will see."
Morgan Gibbs-White headed down the tunnel after being withdrawn in Nottingham Forest's win over Chelsea
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Five facts about the Premier League | PA/GETTY/REUTERS/GBNEWSPereira also expressed immense pride in his Forest players, paying them a huge compliment by saying they're one of the 'best groups' he's worked with throughout his career.
"The only thing I'm sad about is the injury of [Morgan] Gibbs-White," he stated. "The speed of the team, we can change the players, but the speed will be there.
"We are a team that want to keep our future in our hands and to do that we need to win games and not to be worried with the results of the other teams.
"If we win, we keep the distance and today another game, they proved again the speed, the quality and organisation. I am very happy for them and the players and the supporters.
"One thing we are doing well is our pressure, we are organised.
Nottingham Forest were worthy winners as they blew Chelsea away at Stamford Bridge
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"When we play these teams that put a lot of players in the middle it is important to close the space inside.
"We have players that can score goals in different ways, not a clean sheet but a fantastic goal from Joao Pedro.
"But I'm very happy because we showed strong spirit again and showed this is a special group. It's difficult to deal with four managers, different methodologies and different demands, tactical demands.
"It's difficult to keep them united and keep them with friendship and they are one of the best groups I have worked with in my career."