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Thomas Tuchel reveals Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic will spend up to two weeks on the sidelines after damaging ankle ligaments in Sunday's FA Cup win over Crystal Palace, ruling him out of their Premier League clash with Arsenal on Wednesday

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has revealed Mateo Kovacic will miss Wednesday's clash with Arsenal and spend up to two weeks on the sidelines after damaging ankle ligaments during their FA Cup win over Crystal Palace.

Kovacic hobbled off early on in Sunday's semi-final at Wembley and was replaced by Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who went on to open the scoring in a 2-0 victory for the Blues.

There was concern for the Croatian midfielder after his early withdrawal, with Tuchel saying at the weekend his ankle injury was 'not so good'.