Chelsea skipper John Terry has undergone knee surgery which will keep him out of action for three weeks.
The Blues have also revealed Ashley Cole faces up to a month out with the ankle injury he picked up on international duty.
Terry has been sufffering from a knee problem which forced him to miss England’s 2-1 defeat to Russia in midweek, and with his lay-off expected to last three weeks, he faces a race against time to be fit for England’s crucial Euro 2008 qualifier with Croatia.
Cole also faces a battle to make the Croatia tie after suffering an ankle injury in the 3-0 win over Estonia.
