Lampard will be out till chrismas ?
LETS HOPE (touch wood) Arshavin , Fabregas , RVP , Gallas , Sagna and Vermaelen will come back next week w/out any injury and stay healthy... Amen..
LAMPARD OUT UNTIL NEW YEAR?
Chelsea fear long injury lay-off for LampardThe thigh injury that forced Frank Lampard to withdraw from the England squad ahead of Saturday's friendly with Brazil could leave the Chelsea star sidelined until Christmas.
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Frank Lampard: Thigh muscle injury
• Frank Lampard misses Brazil friendly
Lampard suffered a tear to the thigh muscle of his left leg while training in Doha and flew home to London following a scan on the injury. Chelsea will now conduct their own tests, but fear that the problem is more serious than first thought.
The FA medical staff's initial assessment had suggested Lampard might be ruled out for a few weeks but Chelsea are concerned that the 31-year-old may have suffered a problem similar to the one which ruled him out for more than a month in 2007.
Lampard's absence would be a serious blow to the Premier League leaders after also losing the services of England defender Ashley Cole, who is recovering from a depressed fracture of a tibia.
Lampard will definitely miss Chelsea's next game at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers on November 21 and could be ruled out of the Champions League trip to Porto, as well as key clashes against Arsenal and Manchester City in December.
Chelsea will also lose Didier Drogba, Michael Essien, Salomon Kalou and John Obi Mikel when the Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in January.