Physio
Jon Fearn returned to Chelsea's bench on Saturday for the first time since
the opening day of the season when he was admonished along with Eva Carneiro
by then manager Jose Mourinho.
Fearn was criticised alongside then first-team doctor Carneiro for going on
to the pitch to treat Eden Hazard during the 2-2 draw with Swansea on the
opening day of the Premier League season on August 8.
The pair were subsequently stripped of first-team duties. Mourinho later
suggested they could return to the bench, although neither did before his
sacking in December.
Carneiro did not appear on the bench again and left Chelsea the following
month. The 42-year-old is pursuing a claim of constructive dismissal against
the club and a separate personal legal action against Mourinho.
Fearn remained at Chelsea, working behind the scenes before returning to
matchday duties for Saturday's Premier League clash with West Ham at
Stamford Bridge.
Fearn, who was on the pitch for the warm-up, replaced Steve Hughes on the
Chelsea bench, while Hazard was absent with a hip and groin injury.
Chelsea wore black armbands for another member of the club's medical
department, after practice manager Pamela Jordan died following an illness.
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