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emiliano martinez
emiliano martinez
Saturday sees Chelsea FC host Tottenham Hotspur in a matchup of two teams with very long list of injury concerns. In fact, we’ll need multiple articles to go through it all. Let’s start with Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who fractured his jaw this past Saturday against Everton. It was a scary scene to be sure, and it is fortunate that, in the long run, he’ll be okay. This weekend marks the first game that Emi Martinez will miss due to this injury, and it will be a long layoff too.
emiliano martinez
emiliano martinez
Tottenham Hotspur at Chelsea FC FYIs
Sat. October 24, 5:30 pm, Stamford Bridge
Chelsea Team News: Part 1 Part 2
Tottenham Team News: Part 1 Part 2
Form Guide, Standings: Chelsea LDLWWW 4th, 13 pts Tottenham DDLDW, 16th 6 pts
Probabilities via Google: Chelsea win 57%, Draw 22%, Tottenham win 21%
emiliano martinez
emiliano martinez
Blues Team News Part 1
After having underwent a successful surgery, he is likely to not feature again until mid-December. Elsewhere fullback Pep Chavarria had to pull out of warm-ups at Everton due to an unspecified injury that he suffered in training.
Blues boss Xabi Alonso provided an update after the win over the Toffees, saying that the defender “felt something” with his “last action in training.” While it doesn’t too serious, we have to at least consider him a doubt, if not ruled out, for this weekend.
malo gusto
malo gusto
And then you have Malo Gusto, another absentee from this past weekend. However, his issue is only an illness/virus of some sort, so he is expected to be available for this match.
Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor ofThe Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”
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