Chelsea say John Terry suffered back spasms whilst with England

John Terry has returned to Chelsea after his release by England because of a back problem. It is uncertain how long the centre-back will be out of action, but the club have released a statement regarding the injury he sustained on Sunday. "John landed awkwardly on his back during training with the national team, which resulted in back spasms. He was assessed by their medical team and has returned to Chelsea. We will continue to monitor his progress over the next few days." Chelsea are away to Aston Villa in Saturday's evening kick-off. They then face Spartak Moscow at home a week tomorrow and Wolves at home on Saturday 23 October. The Brazilian centre-back Alex is also injured – he suffered a thigh injury in the 2-0 win over Arsenal on 3 October and is expected to miss the fixtures against Villa and Spartak.