CHAIRMAN: DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: DR. KHALID MUBARAK AL-SHAFI

Sports / Football

Play suspended at EPL game due to drone hovering above field

Published: 22 Jan 2022 - 05:57 pm | Last Updated: 22 Jan 2022 - 07:00 pm
A drone is seen above the stadium during the match as play is stopped REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

A drone is seen above the stadium during the match as play is stopped REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

Reuters

LONDON: Play was suspended in the first half of a Premier League match between Brentford and Wolverhampton on Saturday because a drone was hovering above the field.
The players were taken off the field by the referee in the 34th minute with the score at 0-0.
There had already been a long stoppage in play following a sickening clash of heads between Brentford teammates Mathias Jensen and Rico Henry, which left both bleeding heavily. They were both replaced by concussion substitutes.