All the Chelsea games Joao Pedro will miss revealed as injury blow confirmed

Joao Pedro will miss several weeks with a thigh injury sustained in training, sidelining Chelsea's star striker for upcoming fixtures including Liverpool and Manchester United.

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has confirmed that Joao Pedro suffered a thigh injury during training ahead of Saturday's 2-0 home defeat to Tottenham. The 25-year-old will be sidelined for "a few weeks", though Alonso declined to specify an exact timeline, stating "we don't want to predict on that, but he is not ready for the next games."

Pedro will definitely miss the Carabao Cup fourth-round trip to Liverpool and Saturday's lunch-time kick-off against Manchester United. The injury timeline suggests he will also be absent for Chelsea's visit to Sunderland on November 8. The international break following that fixture will limit the number of games missed, with Chelsea hoping to have Pedro available for the Leeds United clash on November 21.

Chelsea's attacking options without Pedro include Danny Welbeck, Estevao, and Emmanuel Emegha, who has recently returned from injury himself. The side's performances have noticeably suffered in Pedro's absence, with Saturday's defeat to Tottenham seeing the Blues struggle without their leading striker.