Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has confirmed that his captain, John Terry will be out for five to six weeks following knee surgery.
The Portuguese coach confirmed the blow in his pre-match press conference ahead of the home fixture against Bolton.
The west London outfit have struggled while the defender's injury has been assessed and face an uphill battle to remain in the Champions League after a disappointing 3-1 defeat to Napoli.
The 31-year-old's injury also rules him out of Stuart Pearce's squad for England's friendly against Holland next week with doubts remaining over the long-term international future of the former national team captain.
An enforced break on the sidelines means that January signing Gary Cahill could be set for a continued run in the first-team with his former side Bolton coming to Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
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