ANDRE GOMES suffered a horror fracture dislocation in his ankle against Tottenham at Goodison Park on a day when football took a back seat.
The Everton midfielder has undergone surgery in a bid to fix the break, with the club revealing that he is expected to 'make a full recovery'.
Son Heung-min was left in tears after taking out the Portuguese star, whose injury was so horrific that TV couldn't replay it in slow motion.
A red card was produced for the Korean, who, along with Serge Aurier appeared more concerned with Gomes' well-being than the outcome of the game.
Follow updates on the Everton midfielder's progress below…
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EX-PREMIER LEAGUE referee Dermot Gallagher can understand why Son Heung-min received a red card.
He said: “Whatever the decision made on the day pales into insignificance for what happened to Gomes.
“I wish him a speedy recovery. I just hope Martin Atkinson gets the support network he deserves because people will say it wasn't a red card – they may well be right – but if you're in that situation at that time I can fully understand why Atkinson took the action he did.
“I defy any person refereeing at that level and to be involved in that situation to put their hand up and say 'I'd have done it differently'.”
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Mason Holgate says Everton players were desperate to get a result against Spurs for Andre Gomes.
The Toffees got a 97th-minute equaliser through Cenk Tosun after Dele Alli's opener.
He said: “It's hard to cope with. I have been on the pitch for two, I saw James McCarthy's as well, and both were the same in that everything goes flat.
“You just have to get together and make a stand as a team but the game goes flat and you can feel the whole mood changes.
“'It is hard when something like that happens to get going again but we showed fight and went again.
“But it shows what we are about as a team. We got together and I think it drove us on a bit more once we got going, trying to do it for him.
“It was really flat (in the dressing room). It was like we had been beaten.
“He is all our friend and our team-mate so we are all gutted and wishing him the best.”
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Dele Alli witnessed the incident first hand and had this to say about it…
The Spurs star said: “The injury wasn’t nice to see, you never want to see that happen and all we can do is send our best wishes, wish him a speedy recovery and hopefully he’ll come back.”
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Everton legend Tim Cahill has told Gomes that 'we're all with you' in an Instagram post.
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