They were, however, fortunate to survive when Anthony Gardner poked a low Etherington cross towards his own goal and the ball trickled inches wide off of Duke's elbow.

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Defoe was shown a red card by referee Martin Atkinson four minutes later after he caught Villa defender James Collins with his elbow as they challenged for a high ball, the striker vehemently protesting his innocence to no avail.

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As Fulham keeper Antti Niemi came to meet Solano, the ball seemed to go in off the Peruvian's elbow.

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Among Little League pitchers, pitching in travel ball and pitching in a showcase were associated with pitching with elbow pain.

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Everything went perfectly for the Knicks until Smith, while holding the ball on offense with a huge lead, decided to throw his elbow right into Terry's face.

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"He got hurt early in the game, he caught an elbow to his biceps and he really couldn't shoot the ball the way he really wanted to, " J.

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Former referees backed Conway's decision at the time, saying that Fortune had stuck his elbow into the arms of Allan McGregor as the goalkeeper went to clutch the ball.

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