PREM STAR TRAUMA Ryan Mason in stable condition after Hull midfielder undergoes lifesaving neuro surgery for fractured skull suffered in sickening clash of heads with Chelsea defender Gary Cahill

Mason clashed heads with the Chelsea defender 13 minutes into the match. The 25-year-old was carried off on a stretcher wearing an oxygen mask and in a neck brace after
receiving eight minutes of treatment. He was rushed to St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, one of London’s top acute trauma centres.
Hull confirmed the midfielder had suffered a fractured skull via their website but said he is in a stable condition.

Hull City statement on Mason

The Club can confirm that Ryan Mason sustained a skull fracture in our fixture at Chelsea this afternoon.
He was taken to St Mary’s Hospital where he has undergone surgery.
Ryan is in a stable condition and is expected to remain in hospital for the next few days.
Everyone at the Club would like to express their sincere thanks for the excellent and swift care given to Ryan by both the Accident and Emergency department and Neurosurgery Unit at St Mary’s Hospital.
A further update will be issued tomorrow.

It specialises in dealing with serious conditions sustained via an accident, sport or violence.
Tigers manager Marco Silva confirmed he had been taken to hospital.
But Cahill, who was involved in the collision, said: “I tried to get on the end of the cross.
“We smashed heads. I wish him all the very best.”
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte added: “Everyone at Chelsea wants to wish Ryan Mason the best because it was a bad accident. We hope to see him on the pitch very soon.”