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Spurs hit by double injury blow as both Micky van de Ven and then James Maddison forced off with injuries inside the first half

Tottenham Hotspur recieved a deadly double injury blow in the first half of their Premier League game against Chelsea.

Ange Postecoglou's side took the lead inside six minutes through Dejan Kulusevski's deflected effort that wrong-footed Robert Sanchez.

Chelsea hit back in a frantic first half when Enzo Fernandez was fouled in the box by Cristian Romero and Cole Palmer finished from the spot.

Romero was given a deserved red for the challenge, and Spurs would lose their second centre back ten minutes later.

Micky Van De Ven pulled up clutching his hamstring after a footrace with Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson and was replaced by out of favour Eric Dier.