Chelsea's Cech undergoes skull surgery

Chelsea's goalkeeper Petr Cech has undergone surgery for a depressed fracture of the skull after he was knocked unconscious in the champions' 1-0 win at Reading on Saturday. The 24-year-old Czech keeper Cech was caught by a challenge from Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt in the first minute and was carried off. Coach Jose Mourinho said he thought Cech was lucky to be alive after being caught in the head by Hunt's knee, branding the Reading man's challenge "a disgrace".