Emi Martinez faces a spell on the sidelines after undergoing surgery on his fractured jaw from yesterday’s game.

A good win for Chelsea against Everton yesterday was marred by the horrible scenes in the second half when Blues goalkeeper Emi Martinez had a sickening mid-air collision with Toffees defender Jarrad Branthwaite.

Martinez was down on the pitch for more than ten minutes before being stretchered off, and at that point the injury could have been a skull fracture, a broken neck or something else potentially career ending.

After the game Xabi Alonso wasn’t able to give much of an update, but today we finally have a statement from Chelsea explaining the Argentine’s situation.

Martinez faces a spell on the sidelines after jaw surgery

A statement on the club website said that Martinez “has undergone successful surgery on a fractured jaw.”

“Martinez was injured following a collision midway through the second half of our 2-0 victory over Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday.

“Martinez was taken to hospital for further assessment, which confirmed a fractured jaw that required surgery. Everyone at Chelsea wishes Emi a speedy recovery and will support him throughout.”

It’s not clear how long the recovery time will be – we’re sure the speculation will begin soon. But it’s surely going to be a month or so at least.

In other news…

Xabi Alonso has made it clear that he’s very confident in Mike Penders to step in and cover for Martinez while he’s out.

We also got an update on the status of Martinez from Alonso after the game after his horrible injury.