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After booking their place in their third consecutive FA Cup final against Crystal Palace, Chelsea are very quickly back in Premier League action, with a clash against Arsenal to come. Having all-but booked their place in the Champions League for next term, the Blues could potentially play a huge role in the top four battle.

Ahead of the game however, there are some injury worries for current Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel to contend with following the showdown at Wembley Stadium. Mateo Kovacic was withdrawn during the first-half of the clash and could potentially be ruled out for some time.

With that being said, here is all of the latest injury updates ahead of the mid-week clash with the Gunners.

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Having been selected to start the FA Cup semi-final with Crystal Palace, the Croatian midfielder lasted under half an hour having seemingly picked up an ankle problem. He was replaced by Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Tuchel does not seem to be particularly optimistic on his chances.

"When Kova comes off, you know that he is in pain. The ankle is swollen, it’s a huge ankle right now. So let’s hope. It doesn’t look so good but we will wait for the examination and we can tell you more."

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Despite having been expected to return from illness as Chelsea travelled to Wembley, Barkley was once again