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With their side trailing the Blues in the latter stages, O'Neil and Brady went up to contest a high ball with Chelsea midfielder Willian.
The Canaries duo collided heads in mid-air resulting a nasty head gash for O'Neil while the Republic of Ireland defender ran to the sideline with blood streaming from his mouth.
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Norwich defender Robbie Brady (left) clashes heads with team-mate Gary O'Neil in mid-air
The Canaries pair were contesting a high ball with Chelsea midfielder Willian before their collision
O'Neil suffered a deep cut after Brady's teeth sank into his forehead
Russell Martin speaks with referee Lee Mason as O'Neil receives medical treatment
Canaries keeper John Rudd checks in on his team-mate Brady after the clash of heads
Amazingly, O'Neil, having left the field to have his head stitched up, returned to fray to see out the contest. Brady lost two teeth as a result of the sickening collision.
Chelsea defender Kenedy had fired the visitors into an early lead at Norwich HQ after just 39 seconds - the fastest Premier League goal of the season.
Kenedy got the Chelsea off to a flyer at Carrow Road by scoring the opener within 40 seconds
The 20-year-old Brazilian, who filled in a left back for the Blues, drilled the ball into the bottom corner
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