Neto’s brace fires Chelsea past Everton but Martinez head injury mars win

Argentinian international taken to hospital for precautionary tests after a head clash with Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite.Published On 17 Oct 202617 Oct 2026Pedro Neto’s double condemned Everton to a first defeat of the season as Chelsea won 2-0 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium despite the loss of goalkeeper Emi Martinez to a head injury.Neto opened the scoring inside the first minute of the second half on Saturday and secured the three points during the 11 added minutes following the lengthy treatment given to the stricken Martinez.The Argentinian international was involved in a sickening head clash with Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite and was taken to hospital.“As far as I know he left the stadium conscious. Right now he’s in the hospital doing the precautionary tests, so let’s see,” said Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso.A first away win of the season lifts Chelsea above the Toffees into the top four and the Blues also recorded a first clean sheet in 23 Premier League games.“We needed one of these wins away. We have played very professional, very serious, looking solid. It is a very good win,” added Alonso.“We need to get many more clean sheets for the rest of the league games but for su...