Chelsea’s first-choice goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was taken to a hospital as a precaution following his first-half removal from the 2-0 Chelsea win over Arsenal, but is doing fine.
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The 22-year-old’s father confirmed to Belgian journalist Kristof Terreur that he has a concussion but is otherwise doing fine, and tests were clear.
Concussion for Courtois. His dad confirmed the tests look okay. Final diagnosis to follow. #cfc
— Kristof Terreur (@kristofterreur) October 5, 2014
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho also confirmed that initial report.
Jose says Courtois went to hospital as a precaution but the injury is 'nothing special. Nothing to be too much worried about.' #CFC
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) October 5, 2014
Courtois clattered with the midsection of Alexis Sanchez as both vied for a ball in the penalty area, and despite laying motionless and woozy on the ground, was initially left on before coming off 20 minutes later with his ear bleeding.
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It has yet again brought into question soccer’s handling of head injuries, as even with a new Premier League standard to bring players suspected of a concussion off the pitch, he remained on for a significant amount of time.
