Confirmed : Chelsea hit by double injury blow ahead of Carabao Cup final against Liverpool February 22, 2022 Chelsea have been dealt a double injury blow before Sunday's Carabao Cup final against Liverpool at Wenbley. Mateo Kovacic and Hakim Ziyech were both forced off in Tuesday's 2-0 victory over Lille in their Champions League Round of 16 first leg tie. Now Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel faces an anxious wait to discover if they will be available to face Liverpool. He said: 'I should have substituted Kovacic earlier at half-time, so could have had one more change.

Chelsea have been dealt a double

injury blow before Sunday's Carabao

Cup final against Liverpool at Wenbley.

Mateo Kovacic and Hakim Ziyech

were both forced off in Tuesday's 2-0

victory over Lille in their Champions

League Round of 16 first leg tie.

Now Chelsea boss Thomas

Tuchel faces an anxious wait to discover

if they will be available to face Liverpool.

He said: 'I should have substituted

Kovacic earlier at half-time, so could

have had one more change.

Eddie Bruce