Chelsea goalkeeper Martinez has surgery for fractured jaw

Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez underwent successful surgery for a fractured jaw after a collision with Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite during Saturday’s 2-0 Premier League win, the club said. Martinez said he hopes to return in a few weeks, but Chelsea has not announced a confirmed recovery timetable. The collision occurred in the second half at Hill Dickinson Stadium as the players challenged for a ball delivered into the penalty area. Martinez received treatment on the pitch and was carried off on a stretcher before being taken to hospital. Chelsea said further assessment confirmed the fracture and that it required surgery. Martinez posted an update from his hospital bed on Sunday, thanking people for their messages and saying the operation had gone well. He wrote that he expected to be back in a few weeks. That is his estimate, not a confirmed date for medical clearance or a return to play. Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso had said after the match that Martinez left the stadium conscious and was undergoing precautionary tests. Alonso initially described the injury as a concussion, while saying he did not yet know more about the incident. The club’s subsequent statement...