Xabi Alonso was tight-lipped on whether Joao Pedro will be involved Chelsea’s upcoming Premier League meeting with Brentford.The Brazilian played the full 90 minutes of the Blues’ recent 2-2 draw with Hull City, scoring one and assisting another to maintain his superb start to the season.Pedro has made a flying start to the 2026/27 Premier League seasonPedro has now been directly involved in six goals in the opening four league games of the season, scoring three times.And his good form at club level didn’t go unnoticed after he was named in the Brazil squad for the upcoming friendly double-header with Australia and next month’s game against India.Pedro withdrawn from Brazil squadHowever, the Brazilian FA recently announced that Pedro will miss the international meetings with the Socceroos and the Blue Tigers due to injury, with Fluminense midfielder Matheus Martinelli called up as his replacement.“Fluminense athlete Martinelli was called up on Wednesday, September 16, by coach Carlo Ancelotti for the Brazil National Team’s friendlies against Australia and India in the upcoming FIFA international window,” a statement read“The player will replace Chelsea striker Joao Pedro, who is injured.”But Alonso refused to definitively rule Pedro out of Friday’s West London Derby at the Gtech Community Stadium.What did Alonso say on Pedro?Speaking to the press on Thursday afternoon, the Chelsea boss was asked about Pedro, to which he replied: “In terms of injuries and the squad, we are having the last training session tomorrow so no one is ruled out for us for Friday. “I prefer to be cautious. We will take the final decision on every player.”Chelsea team newsMoises Caicedo has been a big miss for Chelsea having been absent from their last three squads.Alonso revealed he could be involved for the clash against Brentford.Alonso spoke to the media on ThursdayGettyThe Blues boss said: “He’s getting closer and tomorrow we will make the final decision.”He later added: “Moi is one of the top midfielders in the world. Any team with Moi in the middle is a better team – and we are aware of that. “We will see tomorrow, he has not been able to play and we’ve had to cope with that situation.”Reece James also missed training earlier this week amid further injury fears for the Chelsea captain.Alonso was also coy on what the current status of the defender is.He added: “No, it was just a decision for Tuesday. Tomorrow, we will decide.”