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Thibaut Courtois taken to hospital as precaution, injury is 'nothing special'

Tony O'Brien / Reuters

Following Chelsea's 2-0 win over Arsenal on Sunday, Jose Mourinho addressed the apparent head injury that Thibaut Courtois suffered in the first half of the match and played down reports that the Belgian 'keeper suffered a concussion.

Courtois continued to play for nearly 20 minutes after a heavy collision with Alexis Sanchez left him sprawled out on the pitch and bleeding from his right ear, inevitably adding fuel to the fire over concussion protocol. 

Petr Cech was eventually substituted into the match in the 24th minute after it was clear that Courtois was still reeling from the injury.

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