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Kadeisha Buchanan has been a key player for Chelsea under Sonia Bompastor Chelsea defender Kadeisha Buchanan requires surgery after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury. Buchanan, 29, last played for Chelsea in their Women's Super League (WSL) victory over Liverpool on 10 November. Speaking after Chelsea's statement win over title rivals Manchester City on Saturday, manager Sonia Bompastor said: "I have sad news to share with you. We found out the results this morning but she did her ACL after the Liverpool game. "I'm really sad and I didn’t want to talk about that before the game as maybe it would take all the focus. Everyone in the club is so devastated. She was performing really well. "We are going to support her as much as we can. She is strong and is OK. She will have surgery and we will have to move on. " The Canada centre-back joins team-mates Mia Fishel, Sophie Ingle and Sam Kerr in suffering ACL injuries. Get the latest WSL news on our dedicated page England piling up big total against Windies Billam-Smith v Ramirez: Briton underdog in unification bid South Africa grind out victory over England The school run and playdate politics Parenting chaos, PTA drama and no alone time Why did Our Price Records disappear? The BBC journalist Sean Farrington and entrepreneur Sam White examine the retailer's fortunes Landing on i Player in 2025, Destination X with Rob Brydon A new high-stakes, high-flying competition where nothing is as it seems A former Time Lord shares music that inspires him Celebrating the music that actor Peter Capaldi cherishes and would like to bestow to the future Sublime to stupidity - '120 million' witness two sides of boxing Bad-blood match demands England raise game for the Boks Taylor booed in narrow points victory over Serrano How Scotland's human blur Doak left £77m man in daze Better Ireland still seeking answers after vital win 'Unpredictable' Jones afraid to lose - Aspinall NI's 'transition' continues to gather pace ahead of big 2025 'Only a Roman can help Roma' - why Ranieri returned from retirement Nothing boring about 9-0 Chiefs - can Bills end their unbeaten run? The Boks and the blitz - can England keep faith in defence? Names on shirts & stop moaning about long seasons - King's vision for tennis Chelsea & Man City set for 'box office' WSL showdown Why are there so many international breaks? Former Man Utd player Forlan makes pro tennis debut. Video Former Man Utd player Forlan makes pro tennis debut © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.