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Martinez taken to hospital after violent clash with Branthwaite in Chelsea–Everton
October 17, 2026 at 01:55 PM
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8 reports · 6 in Arabic, 2 in English
Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was taken to hospital after a violent head collision with Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite in Saturday's Premier League match.
- Martinez collided with Branthwaite during the 66th minute while contesting the ball and remained down before receiving oxygen on the pitch.
- He was stretchered off in the 73rd minute and taken to hospital for diagnosis, with the nature of his injury not yet confirmed.
- Branthwaite rose after about two minutes and resumed playing following on-field concussion checks.
- Chelsea replaced Martinez with 21-year-old Belgian goalkeeper Mike Penders, who made his Premier League debut with Chelsea leading 1–0.
- Pedro Neto scored twice, in the 46th and 90th minutes, as Chelsea beat Everton 2-0 at Goodison Park.
- The win gave Chelsea their first clean sheet since January and lifted them to fourth on 13 points, with Everton sixth on 10.
- Chelsea also had two penalty appeals rejected by contentious refereeing decisions during the match.







