Emiliano Mart\u00ednez suffered a fractured jaw in the win against Everton yesterday, with the goalkeeper rushed to hospital after receiving nearly ten minutes of treatment on the pitch following a \u2026 \u201ccollison\u201d, if we want to be generous \u2026 with Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite in the second half. Branthwaite himself somehow would be allowed to play on, but Mart\u00ednez lay motionless on the turf for a very long time as medics worked to stabilize him, before leaving on a stretcher amid boos from some local idiots. Lovely reflection on your town there, lads.<\/p>\n
After the match, Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso confirmed<\/a> that Mart\u00ednez was doing okay, was conscious, and was undergoing tests at a local hospital. Subsequent reports however revealed that those tests found a broken jaw, which would require surgery. Apparently the break wasn\u2019t too severe, but stories out of Argentina are expecting him out for \u201cat least 40 days\u201d<\/a> (and 40 nights) \u2014 or about 6-7 weeks. That\u2019s fairly quick for such incidents, though full recovery could still take several months depending on the severity. I\u2019d imagine Mart\u00ednez will come back as quickly as humanly and medically possible, probably sporting a facemask to protect the newly healed bone.<\/p>\n Mart\u00ednez himself has now confirmed on social media that the surgery went well, adding that he will be back in \u201ca few weeks\u201d. Get well soon, Emi!<\/p>\n \u201cThanks to everyone for the messages, the operation went well. The most important thing is that we won and with a clean sheet. I\u2019ll be back in a few weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n