Chelsea striker ruled out until November with injury

Chelsea striker Liam Delap has been ruled out until November following his hamstring injury against Fulham before the international break.

The Englishman picked up the setback early in the opening half and he is now expected to be on the sidelines for some period of time.

The Blues have yet to provide an exact timescale, but Fabrizio Romano claims that he could be out of action until November at least.

Chelsea did not pursue a new striker despite Delap's setback, but they did recall Marc Guiu from his season-long loan deal at Sunderland.

The Blues also contemplated cancelling Nicolas Jackson's loan move to Bayern Munich, but the Senegalese star was adamant over the deal.

Chelsea have had a good start to the Premier League campaign with seven points from three games. They face Brentford after the interlul.

This will be followed by tricky away trips to Bayern Munich and Manchester United in the Champions League and Premier League.