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10/17 10:08 CDT Chelsea's Martinez 'conscious' after being hospitalized
following head clash in Premier League game
Chelsea's Martinez 'conscious' after being hospitalized following head clash in
Premier League game
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez was 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 on Saturday.
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.
Martinez eventually was carried off the field on a stretcher after medical
staff from both teams attended to him. He was seen moving his arms as he was
being taken away and Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso said Martinez "left the
stadium conscious."
"Right now he is in the hospital doing precautionary tests," Alonso said. "So
let's see."
Branthwaite continued to play after a concussion test and finished the game.
The score was 1-0 to Chelsea at the time and the visitors went on to win 2-0.
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