Xabi Alonso provides Joao Pedro injury update before Liverpool vs Chelsea

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Xabi Alonso has confirmed that Chelsea forward Joao Pedro will be sidelined for “a few weeks” due to a thigh injury.The striker, who has scored five goals and made three assists in the Premier League this season, played no part in Chelsea’s bitter defeat against Tottenham on the weekend after missing out on the matchday squad due to injury.Alonso said the Brazilian felt something in training and had “a lot of fluid” in his thigh, with the club conducting further assessments to determine the extent of the blow.Chelsea felt Joao Pedro’s absence up top in a toothless performance at home to Spurs and Alonso has now provided a further update on his status ahead of the club’s Carabao Cup fourth-round tie at Liverpool, revealing that Chelsea will have to adapt."He has an injury on his thigh,” Alonso confirmed. “He’s going to be a few weeks out.

We don't want to predict on that, but not ready for the next few games."He's a key player. We will miss him.

But we have to be ready to deal with the injury and be competitive and win games with the players we have available, starting tomorrow. We’re ready to fight for it and show a good level.”Joao Pedro suffered a knee injury which ruled him out of Chelsea’s match with Brentford ahead of the September international break, and he withdrew from Brazil duty.