Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez predicted that he would be “back in a few weeks” despite undergoing emergency surgery in the hours after suffering a serious head-on collision against Everton.
It had been a grueling opening 75 minutes at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, with far more cynical fouls than silky footwork on display from both sides. However, there was no malice, just misfortune, when Jarrad Branthwaite tried to connect with a set-piece delivery and only served to find the face of Martínez.
