"He is yet to score or assist in the top-flight so far, though he did get his first goal during their Club World Cup triumph. In response to Delap's injury and the uncertainty surrounding Nicolas Jackson, who recently transferred to Bayern Munich for £70.5m, Chelsea recalled striker Marc Guiu from his loan at Sunderland to add depth to the squad."
"Joao Pedro, who also joined Chelsea from Brighton this summer, is expected to be Maresca's main option up front. Maresca commented, "For us, the only number nine is [Marc] Guiu and Joao [Pedro] can play there, and against Fulham we used Ty [George]." Delap will therefore be out of Chelsea's west London derby against Brentford on Saturday, and will miss the start of their Champions League campaign against Bayern Munich on Wednesday."
Liam Delap will be out until December after suffering a hamstring injury against Fulham before the international break, with an expected recovery of 10 to 12 weeks. He was substituted after 14 minutes of the 2-0 win. The 22-year-old joined Chelsea from Ipswich Town for £30m in June and had featured in all three of Chelsea's matches this campaign. He has not registered a Premier League goal or assist yet but scored in the Club World Cup. Chelsea recalled Marc Guiu from Sunderland and will rely on Joao Pedro up front; Delap will miss the Brentford derby and the Champions League opener against Bayern Munich.
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