Chelsea have denied claims that Frank Lampard suffered a thigh injury because of a cramped flight to Qatar with the England squad this week.

The midfielder travelled with the rest of Fabio Capello's players for the friendly against Brazil, which takes place in Doha on Saturday (November 14th), but then flew back to London after tearing a muscle in his left thigh in training.

A report in the Sun suggested that an "economy jet" was to blame for Lampard's injury, adding that "several players complained of cramp and muscle pain after the flight".

However, a Chelsea spokesperson told BBC Sport that the claims were inaccurate and said the west Londoners will not be seeking compensation over the injury.

According to a club statement, Lampard is expected to be out of action for about three weeks.

Several first-choice players are unavailable to England boss Capello this weekend, with Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard, Ashley Cole and Glen Johnson all missing the trip to Qatar with injury problems.

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