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Chelsea centre back John Terry will be out of action for up to six weeks after a scan on Tuesday showed he had broken three bones in his right foot.
The Chelsea and England captain sustained the injury after being caught by Emmanuel Eboue in the first half of Monday's 1-0 defeat by Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
"Terry has fractured three bones, including his third metatarsal," a club statement said. "He will start his rehabilitation immediately."
The defender has only recently recovered from a knee injury that kept him out for seven games and also forced him to miss the end of England's unsuccessful Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.
Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou said Eboue, an Ivorian compatriot, had apologised to Terry for the challenge.
Terry is the latest England international to suffer a metatarsal injury after Wayne Rooney (twice), Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard, Gary Neville, Ashley Cole, Emile Heskey and Ledley King.
Chelsea are already without leading scorer Didier Drogba following knee surgery and will miss him for several more weeks in the New Year when he goes to the African Nations Cup.
Monday's defeat left Chelsea five points behind Manchester United and six behind Arsenal in the Premier League.
