Frank Lampard says Willian and Mateo Kovacic both suffered Achilles’ injuries in Chelsea’s 2-0 FA Cup victory over Liverpool on Tuesday night, after both players limped out of the match.
Willian, who scored the first goal of the game after Adrian spilled his shot from range, went down off the ball less than five minutes when the second half started.
Kovacic had already gone off before the break. He appeared to be tripped slightly by Neco Williams, before his foot was stood on by Mane as the Liverpool pair attempted to get the ball from him.
“Both have got an Achilles’ issue,” Lampard confirmed after the match.
“Willian hopefully is not too bad, that is what he is reporting there so we will see how he is tomorrow. Kovacic’s feels slightly worse. Hopefully not too drastic, so we’ll see.”
The Blues have Premier League games with Everton, Aston Villa and Manchester City coming up in the next few weeks, as well as the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie with Bundesliga side Bayern Munich.
If Mateo Kovacic is ruled out of any of those matches, his absence will be felt in the Chelsea midfield.
The former Real Madrid, Inter and Dinamo Zagreb midfielder has been in fine form this campaign after enduring a frustrating first season at Stamford Bridge.
Willian, too, has been a key player for Lampard this campaign, and hasn’t missed a Premier League match since the opening day of the campaign.
His goal against the Reds was his sixth of the campaign in all competitions, with five assists to his name as well.
