Liverpool striker Christian Benteke is set to miss the Merseyside derby after a scan on a hamstring strain showed he is likely to be out for two weeks, sources have told ESPN FC.
Benteke, 24, will be unavailable for Saturday's Premier League home match against his former club Aston Villa, having suffered the injury as the Reds drew 1-1 with Norwich last weekend.
But sources have told ESPN FC that an examination of the problem suggests he will be out for around a fortnight, which is the standard length of absence for a player with such an injury.
That means he will also miss the Europa League meeting with Swiss club FC Sion on Oct. 1, and the trip to Everton three days later, sources say.
Benteke has scored two goals in six appearances for Liverpool since arriving from Aston Villa in a £32.5 million deal last July.
His injury is a significant blow for manager Brendan Rodgers, who learned last weekend that he will be without captain Jordan Henderson -- who has had to undergo surgery on a broken bone in his foot -- for up to eight weeks.
Liverpool, meanwhile, are optimistic that centre-back Dejan Lovren's ankle injury is not as bad as first feared.
Lovren was carried off on a stretcher during extra-time as the Reds laboured to a victory on penalties over League Two side Carlisle United in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday.
There were initially concerns that the Croatia international had broken his ankle, but first-team coach Gary McAllister suggested that was not the case.
He said: "He landed awkwardly but fingers crossed I don't think it's as bad as it looked."