Players at Brentford Community Stadium had to be taken off the pitch due to a drone hovering above the stadium; game was suspended for around 20 minutes before it resumed with the drone having flown off
Saturday 22 January 2022 19:10, UK
The Premier League match between Brentford and Wolves was halted for around 20 minutes in the first half due to an "unofficial drone" flying above the Brentford Community Stadium.
The players had to leave the pitch in the 28th minute due to the drone.
But the game, which was goalless, resumed around 20 minutes later after the drone flew off.
Before the drone, there had already been a long stoppage in play following a sickening clash of heads between Brentford team-mates Mathias Jensen and Rico Henry, which left both bleeding heavily. They were both replaced by concussion substitutes.
Sky Sports News has contacted the Metropolitan Police.
Wolves won the match 2-1 thanks to goals from Joao Moutinho and Ruben Neves.
Sky Sports' Clinton Morrison on Soccer Saturday:
"It keeps coming and going. I thought it'd disappeared, then it's come back and gone out of the stadium. We could be here all night!
"I thought it was going to come into the studio a minute ago! It's still there. There's a helicopter coming too. Serious business, trying to move it on its way."
A Brentford spokesperson has told Sky Sports News: "The Brentford v Wolves match was suspended for period of time due to an unauthorised drone flying above the Brentford Community Stadium.
"Given the risks, the match officials and the stadium safety team followed agreed protocols to suspend the game and remove both teams from the pitch.
"The police are now investigating the incident."
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