DIEGO COSTA was carried off in agony against Tottenham with what looked a serious injury.
Wolves' ex-Chelsea striker was replaced by Raul Jimenez after 28 minutes after landing awkwardly under no pressure from a Spurs player.
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Fans feared a long lay-off after seeing former Spain star Costa wince during treatment and then clutch his head as he went off on a stretcher.
The 34-year has suffered bad knee injuries in the past.
But some supporters on social media lacked sympathy for the controversial hardman.
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Others, though, reacted anxiously to the pain he appeared to be in as he was crocked in Saturday's Premier League clash without any obvious firm contact.
One posted: "Looks like a serious knee injury. We might have seen Costa in a Wolves shirt for the final time."
And when another suggested it could be an ACL injury, it met with the response: "That or Achilles… looked like a non-contact."
Costa joined Wolves from Atletico Mineiro last September until the end of the season.
Meanwhile, mid-table Wolves frustrated Spurs for long periods.
Harry Kane and Co would go level with third-placed Manchester United if they win.
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But although Pedro Porro hit the bar with a free-kick Tottenham struggled to break through before Adamaaaa Traore's stunner gave Wolves the lead.
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