Joao Pedro has been left out of Chelsea ’s squad for their London derby with Tottenham and requires further assessment after picking up an injury in training on Friday.

The striker, who has scored five goals and made three assists in the Premier League this season, 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.

He returned to the Chelsea team to score twice against Bournemouth and then played 90 minutes against Everton last weekend. But Pedro is not involved for the clash with Spurs due to another fitness issue, which is being assessed by the club.

Manager Xabi Alonso told Sky Sports : “Yesterday in training he felt something, and at the moment he has some liquid, so we have to do some tests to know how big the injury is.…