A brave Tayl: Hammers winger will play through the pain

West Ham winger Matty Taylor has revealed that he suffered a fractured jaw against Stoke City a fortnight ago but has continued to play despite admitting to being in some pain.

Taylor came on at Stamford Bridge despite being expected to be sidelined with the fracture sustained after Potters' striker Peter Crouch left him concussed with an accidental boot to the face.

The ex Portsmouth star told TalkSport: "It was more of a case of whether I felt ready to play and I felt fine. I have had no ill effects  from the concussion fortunately, so there was reason not to be involved."

"It is not something that us going to cause me too many problems in the future, providing I don't go in for any challenges like the one that actually hurt it!"

Nice to see someone giving their all for the cause. Even if he says there aren't any problems with it, most of us wouldn't fancy playing with the risk of further injury. With his contract up in the summer, Matty's certainly earned some plus points here.

By Lucy Woolford

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