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What is the earliest an uninjured goalkeeper has been substituted?

Jens Lehmann, Muamba Kazadi and Wes Foderingham
Jens Lehmann, Muamba Kazadi and Wes Foderingham have all been hauled off early while uninjured. Composite: Guardian Pictures (via Alamy/Getty/Getty)

“What’s the earliest an uninjured goalkeeper has been substituted?” asks Sam Roberts.

Unless you’ve been at a digital retreat in the Kerguelen Islands for the past eight days, you’ll know the context of this question. With Spurs 3-0 down at Atlético Madrid last week, their goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky, who was at fault for two of the goals, was substituted after only 17 minutes.

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