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title: "Benteke out with knee injury"
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published: "2015-10-27T22:48:23Z"
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# Benteke out with knee injury

Liverpool striker Christian Benteke will miss Liverpool’s Capital One Cup tie with Bournemouth with a knee injury, as reported by James Pearce of the Liverpool Echo.

> Benteke ruled out of [#LFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) clash with Bournemouth due to knee injury suffered v Southampton.
>
> — James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) [October 27, 2015](https://twitter.com/JamesPearceLFC/status/659134682873909252?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

There is no word on how serious the injury is at this time, but it’s a real possibility that Jurgen Klopp will be without another centre-forward for the near-future at least, as Benteke becomes the third Reds striker to suffer a knee injury.

![Jan Kruger/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readliverpoolfc.com/readliverpoolfc/2015/10/4942074841.jpg)

Danny Ings will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, while Daniel Sturridge is still recovering from a knock in training that left fluid on his knee.

Benteke, who scored in Liverpool’s 1-1 draw against Southampton, was only just on his way back to full fitness, but will once again face a spell on the sideline.

According to [Chris Bascombe of the Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/11959061/Liverpool-FC-news-Christian-Benteke-knee-injury-adds-to-Jurgen-Klopp-woes.html), Liverpool were relieved to find that the injury wasn’t as bad as first feared when Benteke was sent for a scan.

The injury is not considered to be a serious one, but the Belgian won’t feature in the Capital One Cup game, and is a doubt to face Chelsea on Saturday.