BOURNEMOUTH, England — Bournemouth defender Adam Smith suffered a suspected concussion after colliding with teammate Tyler Adams on Sunday during a Premier League game.

Smith and Adams clashed early in the match against Aston Villa and both players required medical treatment during a lengthy delay at Villa Park.

Smith had to be substituted, while United States international Adams was able to continue in Bournemouth's 4-0 defeat.

“Now he looks okay, he’s fine and he remembers everything. But in the moment I think it was a very hard knock,” Bournemouth coach Andoni Iraola was quoted as saying by the Daily Echo. “And the doctor straight away, it was bleeding a lot. But it was not about the blood, it was about the concussion and it was obviously the decision to make to sub him."

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