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Evening Standard
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Dan Kilpatrick

UNBELIEVABLE: Tottenham to assess cristian romero head injury before triggering concussion protocol - The Untold Story

Tottenham will assess Cristian Romero before a decision is made on his availability to face Manchester United next weekend after the centre-half was forced off following a clash of heads in the 2-2 draw with Brentford.

Head coach Ange Postecoglou afterwards revealed Spurs did not use a concussion substitute to replace Romero with Davinson Sanchez, having “filled out the wrong slip”, but if an assessment by the club's medical staff confirm a concussion he will be subject to the Premier League's return-to-play protocols, leaving him unavailable for at least six days.

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