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Chelsea's Martinez Hospitalized After Head Clash

Updated 1:13 PM ET · 11:22 AM ETConfirmed

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In Short: Chelsea goalkeeper Emi Martinez was hospitalized after a head injury during the team's 2-0 victory over Everton.

Chelsea goalkeeper Emi Martinez was hospitalized after a head injury during the team's 2-0 victory over Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday. Al Jazeera (Qatar) and Arabnews (Saudi Arabia) both reported that Martinez was taken off the field on a stretcher following a head-on-head collision with Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite.

According to Al Jazeera (Qatar), Martinez was conscious when leaving the stadium and was taken to the hospital for precautionary tests. Arabnews (Saudi Arabia) reported that Martinez was wearing a neck brace and receiving oxygen as he was carried off the field.

The London Evening Standard (United Kingdom) noted that Martinez left the pitch with an apparent head injury, while Al Jazeera (Qatar) stated that the incident occurred midway through the second half of the match.

Al Jazeera (Qatar) and Arabnews (Saudi Arabia) both reported that the game was paused for several minutes due to the lengthy treatment given to Martinez. Al Jazeera (Qatar) noted that the match resumed with 11 minutes of added time.

Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso told reporters, as quoted by Al Jazeera (Qatar), that Martinez left the stadium conscious and was taken to the hospital for precautionary tests. Alonso added, 'For now, we need to wait.'

Martinez's injury did not affect the outcome of the match. Pedro Neto scored both goals for Chelsea, securing the team's first away win of the season and lifting them above Everton into the top four of the Premier League table.

The London Evening Standard (United Kingdom) reported that Martinez's injury gave 21-year-old keeper Mike Penders the opportunity to make his Premier League debut, helping Chelsea keep a clean sheet for the first time in 23 games.

Neto dedicated the win to Martinez, telling TNT Sports, 'We are really pleased. Shame for Emi but we wish you all the best. This win is for him,' as quoted by Al Jazeera (Qatar).

Martinez, who joined Chelsea from Aston Villa in the summer and played in the 2022 World Cup final, was seen moving his arms as he was taken off the field, according to KTVN and WBOC TV.

The match was marked by fiery temperaments, with five first-half yellow cards issued, including one for Harrison Armstrong's tackle on Josh Acheampong.

Despite the injury, Chelsea's performance was praised by Alonso, who said, 'We have played very professional, very serious, looking solid.'

The victory, which is Chelsea's first at Everton since August 2022, pushes Alonso's side above their opponents in the table as they move on to 13 points from their first seven games and into the Champions League places for now.

Background

What's confirmed

• “As far as I know he left the stadium conscious. Right now he’s in the hospital doing the precautionary tests, so let’s see,” said Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso.
• Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, right, picks up an injury during the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Chelsea in Liverpool, England, Saturday, Oct.
• Martinez eventually was carried off the field on a stretcher after medical staff from both teams attended to him.
• Martinez came out to meet a free kick into the area and had a head-on-head clash with Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite midway through the second half of the match at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
• Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez has been taken to the hospital with a head injury after receiving about 10 minutes of treatment following a nasty-looking collision while playing for Chelsea in the Premier League.
• “We are really ‌‌pleased. Shame for Emi but we wish you all the best. This win is for him,” Neto told TNT Sports after his first Premier League brace.

What's still developing

• “I just felt that Chelsea had that little bit more flair and ability which we didn’t possess at the right moments today,” said Everton boss David Moyes.
• Thierno Barry was guilty of another wasteful day in front of goal as the Frenchman planted a header from Jack Grealish’s cross too close to Martinez.
• Martínez, however, received extended treatment from the Chelsea physios and paramedics before being stretchered from the field while receiving oxygen.
• Blues shot-stopper was stretchered off with apparent head injury in second half This content is provided by Exco Player and may use cookies or similar technologies.
• But Chelsea were pegged back soon after as Kai Havertz slotted into the bottom corner from the edge of the area, catching Emi Martinez wrong-footed.
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• "I think it's a minimum yellow, but I called red straight away," former Premier League referee Mike Dean said on Soccer Saturday.
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Sources

• Al Jazeeralink
• Arabnewslink
• Bozeman Daily Chroniclelink
• CaughtOffsidelink
• Eagle-Tribunelink
• Espnlink
• KTVNlink
• London Evening Standardlink
• NBC Sportslink
• Oskaloosa Heraldlink
• Ottumwa Courierlink
• Sky Sportslink
• WBOC TVlink
• Standardlink
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