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Thibaut Courtois puts bloodshot eye down to being violently sick after beating Southampton with Chelsea

Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has put his badly bloodshot left eye down to being violently sick after a recent Premier League game.

Courtois, 24, revealed he was so ill in the hours that followed his side's 2-0 win at Southampton he burst a blood vessel when vomiting.

His unsightly eye became the talk of social media after he sat on the bench for Belgium's 1-1 draw in a friendly against Holland on Wednesday night.

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has put his badly bloodshot left eye down to being violently sick
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has put his badly bloodshot left eye down to being violently sick
Courtois revealed he was ill in the hours that followed his side's 2-0 win at Southampton
Courtois revealed he was ill in the hours that followed his side's 2-0 win at Southampton

But he assured supporters the blemish doesn't affect his vision and he will be fine to face Estonia on Sunday in a World Cup qualifier in Brussels.