Stoke City's Victor Moses out at least 6 weeks with thigh injury

Consider this karma for his penalty dive against Swansea City.

Stoke City announced Tuesday that they'll be without the services of Victor Moses for at least the remainder of the calendar year due to the thigh injury he suffered during his side's 2-1 loss to Burnley on Saturday.

"It's bad news on Victor Moses, a problem with his thigh," assistant manager Mark Bowen told BBC Radio Stoke. "He will be out with anything up to six-to-eight weeks. It's a big hit. He had a scan and it's not good. At the moment we're deciding with Chelsea whether to go back and have the rehab there or stay with our team."

Moses, who has notched one goal and three assists in 10 Premier League appearances on loan from Chelsea this season, recently came under criticism for his dive against Swansea that allowed Stoke to open the scoring and led to the Potters emerging with a 2-1 win.