Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel will now be sweating over the fitness of Mateo Kovacic ahead of Saturday's FA Cup final with Liverpool. The Croatian midfielder limped off in the first half of the Blues' clash with Leeds United on Wednesday night.
Kovacic, who started alongside Jorginho in the centre of Chelsea's midfield, was taken off early after being on the end of a horror tackle from Daniel James. The Leeds forward was shown a straight red card with a high challenge on Kovacic.
This is the last thing Tuchel would have wanted ahead of what is set to be Chelsea's biggest match of the season at Wembley. The midfielder could then be seen with his left ankle in heavy strapping when walking down the tunnel to receive more treatment on the problem.
