Neto double earns Chelsea a win at Everton in Premier League amid head-injury concern for Martinez

Pedro Neto scored early and late within the second half to steer Chelsea to a 2-0 win at Everton on Saturday in a Premier League match marred by a serious-looking head damage to Chelsea goalkeeper z.

Neto slotted house the opening aim 44 seconds after the resumption after which added the second within the ninetieth minute after pouncing on the unfastened ball following a blocked free kick.

Chelsea handed Everton a primary lack of the season after seven rounds, holding a primary clear sheet in 9 months within the course of.

Martinez was heading to the hospital, British broadcaster TNT Sports activities reported, after receiving 10 minutes of therapy on the sphere after which being carried off on a stretcher following a head-on-head collision with Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite at a free kick.

Martinez, Argentina's World Cup-winning goalie from 2022, was shifting his arms as he was taken off the sphere. Branthwaite carried on taking part in after a concussion check.

Later, league chief Manchester Metropolis — underneath big scrutiny after being y of large-scale monetary wrongdoing — hosts Ipswich and is in search of a seventh straight win. Among the many different three video games, Liverpool visits Brentford.

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