Tottenham’s Djed Spence sustains broken jaw after Liam Delap collision

Tottenham Hotspur’s Djed Spence has sustained a broken jaw after colliding with Liam Delap throughout Chelsea’s win on Tuesday.

The full-back was struck within the face by the Chelsea striker’s elbow whereas the pair challenged for the ball within the 87th minute, with referee Stuart Attwell displaying the Delap a yellow card.

Spence went down holding his face and following the prognosis of a fracture is predicted to now be pressured to play with a protecting masks.

The 25-year-old posted about the incident on social media following the sport.

Tottenham wanted a win at Stamford Bridge to safe their Premier League security however fell to a 2-1 defeat, which means they entered the ultimate spherical of fixtures solely two factors above West Ham within the ultimate relegation spot.

Spence has made 43 appearances for Spurs this season however has began solely certainly one of their previous 5 video games, a 1-0 win over backside membership Wolverhampton Wanderers.

He made his final of 4 England appearances towards Uruguay in March, after making his senior debut in September.

Tottenham head into Sunday’s recreation towards Everton realizing a win will assure survival. A draw would additionally seemingly be sufficient given Spurs’ far superior purpose distinction over West Ham.