Chelsea have been handed an injury scare in their quest to win the Double, with Thibaut Courtois hurting his right ankle again.

The goalkeeper injured the same ankle that caused him to miss the defeat at Manchester United last month during Sunday’s 3-0 win over Everton .

The Belgium international was limping in the second half at Goodison Park, although he stayed on to complete the 90 minutes.

Standard Sport understands the 24-year-old was still in pain after the final whistle and is now resigned to being in a lot of discomfort for the rest of the season.

Courtois suffered the initial injury while shooting an advert with the NBA on behalf of Chelsea, twisting his ankle after jumping to catch a basketball and tearing a ligament.

He was forced to sit out the 2-0 defeat to Manchester United, with back-up goalkeeper Asmir Begovic taking his place for the Premier League match.

As Chelsea’s next game is not until Monday, when they play Middlesbrough at Stamford Bridge, Courtois has more time than usual to rest his ankle. The squad returned to training this morning after two days off and coach Antonio Conte could give his first-choice keeper a lighter schedule in order to make sure the problem does not get any worse.

It is believed Courtois is determined to play through the pain in Chelsea’s remaining fixtures to help them end the campaign with two trophies.

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The Blues are four points ahead of Tottenham in the League with as many games remaining, while they face Arsenal in the FA Cup Final on May 27.

Courtois told this paper last week he feared his season was over following the injury he sustained while on commercial duty and revealed he was hampered by it during the FA Cup semi-final win over Tottenham.

“When I had to kick the ball against Spurs, there was a bit [of pain],” he said. “Obviously, I had to stand on my right foot, which was not easy at times, but it was incredible that after one and a half weeks I was able to play.

“I was with the physios from 10 in the morning until 5 in the evening at Cobham [to get fit for the Tottenham game]. I will have to get more treatment on it.”

Conte will be wary of anything disrupting the team’s momentum at this late stage. There is already a doubt over influential centre-half David Luiz after he limped off at Everton with a groin injury.

Chelsea’s victory was their first clean sheet in the League since January — ending a run of 11 successive matches where they conceded at least once.

The Blues could go into the Middlesbrough match only a point ahead of Spurs, who travel to West Ham this Friday.