Chelsea suffer and Liverpool benefit from latest major Blues injury news
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16-second readChelsea manager Xabi Alonso confirmed that striker Joao Pedro has a thigh injury and will be out for a few weeks. Alonso stated that Joao Pedro is a key player and his absence will be felt, starting with the upcoming game against Liverpool. The injury news is a blow to Chelsea as they face Liverpool in the EFL Cup.
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Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso confirmed that striker Joao Pedro has a thigh injury and will be out for a few weeks. Alonso stated that Joao Pedro is a key player and his absence will be felt, starting with the upcoming game against Liverpool. The injury news is a blow to Chelsea as they face Liverpool in the EFL Cup.
Alonso has a few options to replace Joao Pedro, having previously used Danny Welbeck as a backup. Dutch striker Emmanuel Emegha is now fit and could make his Blues debut against Liverpool, having trained for the last 10 days. Alonso considered Emegha important and potentially ready to play.
Chelsea's previous attempt to replace Joao Pedro against Tottenham, by moving Morgan Rogers up top and bringing Geovany Quenda into the team, was unsuccessful. The team struggled with possession and creating chances. Alonso now faces a challenge in finding a suitable replacement for Joao Pedro ahead of the Liverpool game.
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Xabi Alonso has confirmed an injury for a key Chelsea player, and the Blues are set to suffer without their Brazilian talisman. If you enjoy CaughtOffside coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content. Xabi Alonso has just taken his press conference ahead of Chelsea’s game in the EFL Cup against Liverpool tomorrow night, and the Chelsea manager confirmed some bad injury news from the weekend. Striker Joao Pedro missed the game against Tottenham because of an injury, and Alonso gave an update on his status today. “He has an injury of his thigh and is going to be out for a few weeks.
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