Chelsea have been handed a major injury blow ahead of their Premier League clash with Arsenal on Wednesday night. Mateo Kovacic was withdrawn from the Blues' FA Cup semi-final clash with Crystal Palace at Wembley on Saturday afternoon with a suspected ankle injury. He's understandably now a heavy doubt for the upcoming fixture with the Gunners.
He was substituted for Chelsea academy prospect Ruben Loftus-Cheek. The problem appeared to occur earlier in the game and whilst Kovacic originally attempted to continue, he soon dropped onto his haunches to eventually depart the action.
It's not the first time that Kovacic has suffered with injury or fitness problems this term. Despite having made 40 appearances in all competitions, he was absent for nearly two months earlier in the campaign.
