M. Gibbs-White shows what his forehead looks like after a head collision: the slowed-down photos revealed part of the skull.

2026-05-05 11:32 © Action Images via Reuters

On Monday afternoon, the match between Chelsea and Nottingham Forest was, in a way, cursed.

During the match, there were two serious head clashes: at the end of the first half, young players Jesse Derry (Chelsea) and Zach Abbott (Forest) got into such an incident, and midway through the second half, more experienced players Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) and Morgan Gibbs-White collided heads.

The most affected was M. Gibbs-White, who had to have his injured forehead stitched immediately.

After that, the Nottingham Forest leader shared a selfie showing his stitched forehead.

According to experts, in the slow-motion footage of the incident, M. Gibbs-White's skull could even be seen. Others claim that the white mass could simply be tissue.

That’s a seriously bad cut on Morgan Gibbs-White's forehead, WTF is the white bit, is it tissue or bone??? Whatever it is, it was a nasty one, thankfully he’s ok. pic.twitter.com/xmsJCrrG4h

— Robbie Coombes (@RobbieCoo76) May 4, 2026