{"id":293296,"date":"2023-11-06T21:24:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T21:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=293296"},"modified":"2023-11-06T21:24:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T21:24:53","slug":"spurs-hit-by-double-injury-blow-inside-first-half","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/spurs-hit-by-double-injury-blow-inside-first-half\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs hit by double injury blow inside first half"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tottenham Hotspur recieved a deadly double injury blow in the first half of their Premier League game against Chelsea.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ange Postecoglou’s side took the lead inside six minutes through Dejan Kulusevski’s deflected effort that wrong-footed Robert Sanchez.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chelsea hit back in a frantic first half when Enzo Fernandez was fouled in the box by Cristian Romero and Cole Palmer finished from the spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Romero was given a deserved red for the challenge, and Spurs would lose their second centre back ten minutes later.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Micky Van De Ven pulled up clutching his hamstring after a footrace with Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson and was replaced by out of favour Eric Dier.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Within minutes of this star man James Maddison went to ground untouched in the box, and also limped off before half time to be replaced by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Speaking on Sky Sports Gary Neville said: ‘It is all happening. Spurs have just lost their first-choice centre-back pairing for the next few weeks.’<\/p>\n
\u00a0More to follow…\u00a0<\/p>\n
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James Maddison was forced off in the first half after going down in the Chelsea penalty area<\/p>\n
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Micky van de Ven was also forced off clutching his hamstring after he seemed to pull it<\/p>\n