{"id":296802,"date":"2023-11-07T09:24:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T09:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=296802"},"modified":"2023-11-07T09:24:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T09:24:13","slug":"tottenham-icon-pat-jennings-collapses-before-spurs-clash-with-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/tottenham-icon-pat-jennings-collapses-before-spurs-clash-with-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham icon Pat Jennings collapses before Spurs&apos; clash with Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Tottenham legend Pat Jennings, 78, collapses before Spurs&#8217; clash with Chelsea before being rushed to hospital in north London<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Legendary goalkeeper Pat Jennings collapsed before Spurs&#8217; clash with Chelsea<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The 78-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital after falling ill before kick-off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Legendary goalkeeper Pat Jennings has been taken to hospital after he collapsed before Tottenham&#8217;s clash with Chelsea on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Jennings, 78, was in attendance at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to watch former club Spurs in action against their fierce rivals but fell ill before kick-off.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport understands that the Northern Ireland legend was assessed by stadium medics in north London before being taken to a local hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Positively, Mail Sport also understands that Jennings was said to be feeling better later on in the night.<\/p>\n<p>Jennings, who started his career at Watford, was set to watch Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s side try to maintain their unbeaten start to the season from the stands, with Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s returning to White Hart Lane for the first time since being sacked by the club in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/08\/77494167-12719709-image-a-1_1699347110516.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Football legend Pat Jennings collapsed before Tottenham&#8217;s clash with Chelsea on Monday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/08\/77494151-12719709-image-a-2_1699347206874.jpg\" height=\"378\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jennings, 78, fell ill before kick-off on Monday and was taken to a nearby hospital. He is pictured right at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in October alongside\u00a0Martin Chivers<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/09\/77494607-12719709-image-a-25_1699348271045.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The legendary keeper was in attendance to watch Spurs&#8217; Premier League clash with Chelsea<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/09\/77494593-12719709-image-m-22_1699348232847.jpg\" height=\"401\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/09\/77494603-12719709-image-m-24_1699348254183.jpg\" height=\"401\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>The Northern Ireland legend made 472 appearances for Tottenham between 1964 to 1977<\/p>\n<p>The game started at a frenetic pace, with Tottenham breaking the deadlock within five minutes before pandemonium on the pitch saw Spurs reduced to\u00a0nine-man\u00a0and lose their first Premier League game of the season courtesy of Nicolas Jackson\u2019s hat-trick and Cole Palmer\u2019s penalty.<\/p>\n<p>The clash saw five goals disallowed through VAR, Cristian Romero and Destiny Odogie sent off for Spurs, Postecoglou booked and Micky van de Ven suffer a \u2018significant\u2019 hamstring injury.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Ireland legend made 472 appearances for Tottenham across a 13-year spell between 1964 to 1977 before making the switch to rivals Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>Jennings exclusively spoke to Mail Sport over the weekend after a statue was unveiled back in his home town of Newry to celebrate his brilliant career.<\/p>\n<p><span>More to follow<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12719709\/Tottenham-legend-Pat-Jennings-78-collapses-Chelsea.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham legend Pat Jennings, 78, collapses before Spurs&#8217; 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