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Xabi Alonso issues Emi Martinez update after Chelsea star stretchered off with apparent head injury

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Ferridge, A. (2026, October 17). Xabi Alonso issues Emi Martinez update after Chelsea star stretchered off with apparent head injury. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-martinez-alonso-injury-latest-neto-b1301276.html

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During a recent match, both Xabi Alonso and Emiliano Martinez required medical attention, though Martinez's injury was more severe. Trainers and paramedics tended to him for ten minutes before he was stretchered off with what appeared to be a head injury and taken to the hospital for precautionary tests. Alonso reported that Martinez left the stadium conscious but no further updates were immediately available; Chelsea is expected to provide an official update soon.

Written by AI on 2026-10-17, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Emi Martinez's Injury Update

Incident: Collided with Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite during a free-kick attempt by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
Injury Details: Suffered a concussion and broke his jaw. Replaced by Mike Penders, who made his Premier League debut.
Hospitalization: Transported to hospital for precautionary tests and underwent surgery.
Recovery Timeline: Expected to be out for around 45 days, possibly up to 60 days.
Return Dates:
Potential return date: November (specifically mentioned as late November or early December).
Chelsea matches missed:
October 24 vs Tottenham (H)
October 28 vs Liverpool (A) Carabao Cup
October 31 vs Manchester United (H)
November 8 vs Sunderland (A)
November 21 vs Leeds (H)
November 27 vs Nottingham Forest (A)
December 2 vs Crystal Palace (H)

Additional Chelsea Injuries

Reece James: Absent due to a hamstring problem, later ruled out with a knee injury. Surgery was performed; expected to be sidelined for several weeks.
Pep Chavarria: Suffered an unspecified knock during the Everton match but no specific return date mentioned.

Chelsea's Upcoming Matches

October 24 - Tottenham (Home)
October 28 - Liverpool (Away) Carabao Cup
October 31 - Manchester United (Home)
November 8 - Sunderland (Away)
November 21 - Leeds (Home)
November 27 - Nottingham Forest (Away)
December 2 - Crystal Palace (Home)

Chelsea's Recent Performance

Won 2-0 against Everton.
Secured their first clean sheet in the Premier League since January, stretching back 23 matches.

Manager Xabi Alonso's Comments

Confirmed Martinez left the stadium conscious and is undergoing precautionary tests at the hospital.
Stated that beyond concussion, more details are pending as he has only seen one clip of the incident.
Hopes it won't be too serious but emphasizes waiting for further updates.

Martinez's Social Media Post

Thanks supporters for messages.
Confirms operation went well and expresses optimism about returning in a few weeks.
Emphasizes importance of team victory and clean sheet despite injury setback.

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Both players went down and required treatment, but the Argentine clearly came off worse. asserted

Argentine → go → treatment

He was tended to by trainers and paramedics on the pitch for about ten minutes before leaving the pitch on a stretcher with an apparent head in jury and being rushed to hospital. asserted

head → tend → hospital

Branthwaite was able to play on. asserted

Branthwaite → play → ?

Speaking at full-time, Alonso delivered an encouraging update on Martinez’s condition, saying his hospital trip was precautionary. asserted

trip → speak → condition

“As far as I know, he left the stadium conscious,” Alonso confirmed. asserted

Alonso → know → stadium

“Now he is in the hopsital doing precautionary tests. asserted

he → do → tests

Let’s see, but this is what I know so far.” asserted

I → let → what

Martinez had put in an impressive performance before being forced off, saving well from Jack Grealish and Thierno Barry in the first half. asserted

Martinez → put → half

He was replaced by Mike Penders, who also impressed in his cameo as Chelsea kept a clean sheet for the first time since mid-January. asserted

Chelsea → replace → January

“Shame for Emi but we wish him all the best,” said Neto at full-time. asserted

Neto → wish → time

Emi deserved (the clean sheet) so we are really happy. asserted

we → deserve → sheet

Chelsea are expected to issue an update on Martinez’s condition in due course. asserted

Chelsea → expect → course

Xabi Alonso issues Emi Martinez update after Chelsea star stretchered off with apparent head injury

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Emi Martinez's Injury Update

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Chelsea's Upcoming Matches

Chelsea's Recent Performance

Manager Xabi Alonso's Comments

Martinez's Social Media Post

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