Ange Postecoglou allays Brennan Johnson concussion fears after Forest win
The Welsh attacker was named in the starting lineup for the reunion with his former employers, but his evening was cut short with just 32 minutes on the board with a bang to the head.
Johnson was left bloodied in the penalty area before he was taken off for Oliver Skipp in a concussion substitution, raising fears that the erstwhile Tricky Trees man could be set for a spell out of action.
However, speaking to the media in his post-game press conference, Postecoglou confirmed that Johnson had not sustained anything worse than a nasty cut and had passed all the necessary concussion tests.
«He should be ok. He's just got a nasty cut to his head. Nothing that should keep him out. No concussion, just a cut on his head,» football.london quotes Postecoglou as saying.
Despite losing yet another attacker to injury, as Johnson joined James Maddison, Ivan Perisic, Ryan Sessegnon and Manor Solomon on the sidelines, Tottenham cruised to their second successive Premier League win at the City Ground thanks to a man-of-the-match display from Dejan Kulusevski.
The Sweden international sent in a sumptuous cross for Richarlison to nod home in the dying embers of the first half, before capitalising on a Matt Turner error to fire home the Lilywhites' second following the half-time interval.
However, Friday's triumph ended on another slightly sour note for Postecoglou, who lost Yves Bissouma to a straight red card for a high tackle on Ryan Yates, which was initially missed by referee Jarred Gillett before a review led to the midfielder being dismissed.
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