Thomas Tuchel has played down fears N'Golo Kante will miss Chelsea's final two games of the season after going off injured in the 2-1 win against Leicester. Goals from Antonio Rudiger and Jorginho were enough for the Blues to leapfrog the Foxes in the Premier League into third, despite Kelechi Iheanacho's late consolation. But Chelsea fans were handed an injury scare in the first half when France midfielder Kante was replaced by Mateo Kovacic after being forced off with a problem. Asked if Kante and Kai Havertz - who was ruled out of the Leicester clash with a minor hamstring injury - would be fit for the final two games, Tuchel told Sky Sports: 'I don't know yet. But former PSG boss Tuchel insisted that last week's Premier League defeat by Arsenal, and not their Wembley heartbreak, fired his side up.

Source: Daily Mail May 18, 2021 22:26 UTC