TOTTENAHM suffered an incredible double blow – to peak their nightmare end to the first half against Chelsea.
Star playmaker James Maddison and centre-back Micky van de Ven hobbled off injured.
Micky van de Ven pulled up with an apparent hamstring problemRichard Pelham / The Sun
ReutersJames Maddison also collapsed in agony[/caption]
Spurs’ blitzing start saw Dejan Kulusevski fire a deflected opener.
But the contest turned on Cristian Romero’s red card for a reckless challenge on 33 minutes – leading to Cole Palmer’s penalty equaliser.
Then came the misfortune with injuries – topping off an incident-packed first period that needed 12 added minutes.
Maddison went down trying to cross the ball into the box.
And although he got up, and eventually was able to walk off the pitch unaided, Emerson Royal came on to replace him.
Meanwhile, Van de Ven pulled up, clutching his hamstring in apparent agony, as he chased back to cover.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg came on for the Dutchman in a Spurs defence now being stretched.
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