Chelsea injury update following Xabi Alonso’s press conference ahead of Tuesday’s Carabao Cup clash with Liverpool
Xabi Alonso will not be able to call on Joao Pedro for tomorrow night’s Carabao Cup clash with Liverpool at Anfield. Pedro has made an impressive start to the campaign, scoring five goals and providing three assists in seven matches, but now looks set to produce a spell on the sidelines.
But speaking on Tuesday, Alonso confirmed: “He has a thigh injury and he will be out for a few weeks. We’ll see how long. We don’t want to predict that. But we’re not ready for the next games.
“He is a key player. We will miss him but we have to be ready to fight the injury, compete and try to win with the players we have. That is the situation.”
With tomorrow’s game in mind, we’ve rounded up the latest Chelsea injury news.
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João Pedro
Injury: Bud
What Alonso said: “He has a thigh injury and will be out of action for a few weeks. We don’t want to make predictions about it. But he is not ready for the next games.
“He is a key player. We will miss him but we have to be ready to fight the injury, compete and try to win with the players we have. That is the situation.”
Possible return date: Unknown
Emiliano Martinez
Injury: Chin
What Alonso said: “He’s in good condition. He’s been operated on. He’s feeling better day by day, but we still have to wait.
“A few weeks, a few weeks. Hopefully, more, but we have to wait. The good thing is that he feels better. He wants to listen to his feelings, the opinions of doctors, specialists, surgeons. Considering how bad he is, it’s good.”
Possible return date: Unknown
Pep Chavarria
Injury: Unknown
What Alonso said: “Pep is still training a bit more, but he won’t make it.”
Possible return date: Vs Liverpool (A) – Wednesday 28 October
Emmanuel Emega
Injury: Hamstring
What Alonso said: “He’s feeling better, but we’ll have to wait.”
Possible return date: Vs Liverpool (A) – Wednesday 28 October
Reece James
Injury: Knee
What Alonso said: “We are all disappointed… He wanted to start well after the break, but he got injured in the last training session. We wanted to be careful and wait for the game to start. [test] result. Now that the operation has gone well… we wish him a speedy recovery and although we haven’t set a time, he’ll be out for a few weeks” (October 16).
Possible return date: january
Jamie Gittens
Injury: Ankle
What Alonso said: “Not yet, still a few weeks away.” (October 16)
Possible return date: Unknown