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Davies says Son will receive total support from Spurs teammates

Tottenham defender Ben Davies says Heung-Min Son will receive total support from teammates after Sunday's clash at Everton.

Son was left distraught after Andre Gomes suffered a fracture dislocation of his right ankle after being tripped by the South Korean star.

“He's really shaken up," said Davies, who was Tottenham captain in the 1-1 draw at Goodison.

“He's down about what happened. I speak for everyone when I say sympathy for Gomes, I hope he's alright.

“We will try to pick him up as much as we can. It's tough right now.

“It's just about making sure that he realises he didn't go out there to hurt anyone, he thinks that people may see that in him but it's not the case.

“It's one of those things. There were probably three more tackles that were worse than the incident that happened.

“It's a freak moment in football. Son can't let himself be too down about it.

“As a group we have to pull together now.

“That's what we said on the pitch, pulling together when times are tough. You could see how much it affected everyone in the stadium. It was a tough moment to deal with.

“It shakes you up, it really does. It doesn't matter if it's your team-mate or not. You can see the emotion across the pitch.

“Nobody goes on the pitch to hurt anyone, especially not somebody like Son who is a bit broken in there to deal with what has happened.

“For us, it is just hoping Andre Gomes is OK now."

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