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New Year's Day action marred by injuries as hectic schedule takes its toll

New Year's Day action marred by injuries as hectic schedule takes its toll
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Harry Kane was one of several players to pick up injuries.

The Premier League’s usual hectic festive schedule led to complaints from managers about the lack of recovery time for their players.

And, on New Year’s Day, a number of players suffered injuries that forced them from the field.

Here, the PA news agency looks at all the day’s injury incidents.

Harry Kane & Tanguy Ndombele, Southampton v Tottenham

Harry Kane injured himself in the process of scoring a goal that was ruled out for offside
Harry Kane injured himself in the process of scoring a goal that was ruled out for offside (Mark Kerton/PA)

Tottenham’s miserable day saw them give up more ground in the race for the top four and lose captain Kane and midfielder Ndombele to injury. Kane suffered a hamstring problem while scoring a goal that was quickly ruled out for offside as Spurs lost to Southampton. Manager Jose Mourinho had already seen Dembele forced off after just 25 minutes on the south coast.

Dan Burn, Brighton v Chelsea

Dan Burn faces a spell on the sidelines
Dan Burn faces a spell on the sidelines (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Defender Burn lasted just 22 minutes of Brighton’s first game of 2020, which ended in a 1-1 draw against fourth-placed Chelsea. The 27-year-old suffered a fractured clavicle following a collision with Reece James. Burn, who had been an ever present for the Seagulls under manager Graham Potter, faces up to two months on the sidelines.

Tom Heaton & Wesley, Burnley v Aston Villa

Tom Heaton was carried off on a stretcher
Tom Heaton was carried off on a stretcher (Anthony Devlin/PA)

Aston Villa secured a first away win since October but the afternoon was overshadowed by serious-looking injuries to goalkeeper Heaton and striker Wesley. Wesley, who opened the scoring in the first half, suffered a knee injury in a second-half challenge with Ben Mee. And England international Heaton was also carried off on a stretcher with just five minutes left having also suffered a knee problem.

Javier Manquillo, Jetro Willems, Jonjo Shelvey & Fabian Schar, Newcastle v Leicester

Fabian Schar could not continue
Fabian Schar could not continue (Owen Humphreys/PA)

If being 2-0 down at half-time was not bad enough, Newcastle were reduced to 10 men early in the second period after a string of injuries. Full-backs Manquillo and Willems both had to be replaced shortly before half-time, while Shelvey did not come back out after the break. And with all three substitutions used, centre-back Schar was forced off six minutes into the second half and Steve Bruce’s side limped to a third straight defeat.

Kiko Femenia, Watford v Wolves

Another win for Watford but it came at the cost of full-back Femenia. He was forced off through injury shortly before Wolves pulled a goal back in their 2-1 defeat. Femenia has played every minute of Wolves’ three previous games over the Christmas period.

Bernard, Man City v Everton

Everton were forced into a change before their game at the Etihad even kicked off. Bernard was recalled to the starting XI by Carlo Ancelotti but he suffered an injury in the warm-up. Everton called on Tom Davies to replace the Brazilian in their line-up while Anthony Gordon was a late addition to the bench.

Mamadou Sakho, Norwich v Crystal Palace

Mamadou Sakho suffered an injury problem
Mamadou Sakho suffered an injury problem (Joe Giddens/PA)

Crystal Palace endured a fourth away game without a win and lost defender Sakho to injury. The former Liverpool defender appeared to be struggling shortly before half-time and he did not reappear after the interval, with Cheikhou Kouyate taking his place.

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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool20191049143558
2Leicester CityLeicester21143446192745
3Manchester CityMan City21142556243244
4Chelsea2111373629736
5Manchester UnitedMan Utd218763225731
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs218673630630
7Wolverhampton WanderersWolves217953027330
8Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd217862321229
9Crystal Palace217771923-428
10Arsenal216962830-227
11Everton2174102432-825
12Southampton2174102538-1325
13Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2174102033-1325
14Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton216692529-424
15Burnley2173112434-1024
16West Ham UnitedWest Ham2064102532-722
17Aston Villa2163122737-1021
18Bournemouth2155112032-1220
19Watford2147101734-1719
20Norwich CityNorwich2135132241-1914

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