Thomas Tuchel has confirmed Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic stands a chance of featuring against Liverpool in tomorrow's FA Cup final at Wembley.
The Croatia international was forced off 30 minutes into the Londoners' victory over Leeds United on Wednesday evening following a poor challenge from Daniel James, which resulted in the former Manchester United winger being shown a straight red card by Anthony Taylor.
It seemed as though Kovacic, like Fabinho, would therefore miss out on Saturday's showpiece fixture in the capital but the 28-year-old could yet be involved in the squad to take on the Reds. Asked whether the former Real Madrid man had participated in training, Tuchel responded at his press conference by stating: "We will try it today, which is pretty surprising that we are even in the situation to try it. Mateo wants to try it, and the medical department gave the green light to try it.
