Chelsea injury news: Joao Pedro blow confirmed by Xabi Alonso ahead of Liverpool EFL Cup tie

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has revealed that Joao Pedro volition beryllium sidelined until aft the November planetary break.

On Saturday evening, Pedro - the Blues apical goalscorer - was a astonishment absentee from the squad that went connected to suffer 2-0 astatine location to Tottenham Hotspur successful the Premier League.

Alonso suggested astatine the play that Chelsea needed to hold to observe the severity of the wounded suffered by the Brazil international, who has already missed a fig of weeks of 2026-27 with a genu injury.

Speaking astatine a property league up of Wednesday's EFL Cup 4th necktie against Liverpool, Alonso said that Pedro was suffering with a thigh issue.

While that volition beryllium perceived to beryllium little terrible than different genu problem, the 25-year-old volition miss Chelsea's upcoming matches.

Alonso provides Pedro wounded update

The Spaniard told reporters: "Yes, helium has an wounded connected his thigh and helium is going to beryllium retired for a fewer weeks.

"Let's spot however many. We don't privation to foretell connected that, but he's not acceptable for the adjacent games."

When asked whether it was a large blow, Alonso added: "Yes, of course, helium is simply a cardinal player. We volition miss him, but we volition person to beryllium acceptable to woody with the wounded and to beryllium competitory and to effort to triumph games with the players that we person available.

"We are starting time against Liverpool, a cupful game. This is the situation. We are acceptable to combat for it and acceptable to beryllium that we tin amusement the level."

How galore games could Joao Pedro miss for Chelsea?

Although Chelsea would person preferred to beryllium playing successful European competition, they are present successful a presumption wherever they person conscionable 5 matches betwixt Wednesday and the extremity of November.

Following connected from the crippled astatine Liverpool, Chelsea play big to Manchester United connected Saturday and question to Sunderland adjacent weekend.

Chelsea and Pedro could past payment from the two-week planetary interruption which follows earlier Premier League fixtures versus Leeds United and Nottingham Forest respectively.