Two Chelsea keepers crocked

BY JOHN HUGHES
LONDON - Two star Chelsea goalkeepers, Petr Cech and substitute Carlo Cudicini, were stretchered off and taken to hospital with head injuries during a tempestuous 1-0 Premiership victory at Reading. Cech underwent surgery for a depressed fracture of the skull, Cudicini left the pit

ch wearing an oxygen mask. Two other players, one from each side, were sent off and 18 minutes’ stoppage-time was added.
Manchester United stay top of the table on goal-difference from Chelsea after coming from behind to win 3-1 at Wigan. Alan Pardew, the West Ham manager, admiited after a sixth straight defeat, 2-0 at Portsmouth, that “any manager in this situation would feel a certain amount of fear for his job.”
Juan Pablo Angel, the Aston Villa striker, endured a personal nightmare in a 1-1 home draw with Tottenham. The Colombian missed a penalty, then headed into his own net two minutes later to gift Tottenham the lead.
West Bromwich, boosted by Kevin Phillips’ hat-trick, cruised to a 5-1 Championship success at Ipswich in caretaker-manager Nigel Pearson’s last match as West Brom caretaker-manager before handing over to new boss Tony Mowbray. Cardiff top the table after winning 2-1 at Crystal Palace.
In the Scottish Premier, Japan’s Shunsuke Nakamura hit a hat-trick in leaders Celtic’s 4-1 win at Dundee United. Second-placed Hearts lie second after coming from two goals down to draw 2-2 in the Edinburgh derby at Hibernian, but once-mighty Rangers are 10 points off the pace after crashing 1-0 at home to modest Inverness.
Manchester United’s home clash with Liverpool on Sunday is the big weekend match in England. North of the Border, Celtic host lowly Motherwell on Saturday.

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