Off the PitchMirror FootballUnverified source· 20 Sept 2026
Townsend run over by rogue pitch roller, then laughs it off
A warm-up went badly wrong when a runaway pitch roller flattened Andros Townsend — and he saw the funny side.
C. Townsend
player
Who
Andros Townsend
What
Run over by pitch roller
Club
PT Prachuap
When
During warm-up
What happened. Andros Townsend was run over by a pitch roller during his warm-up for PT Prachuap's Thai League away game against Pattani, after a ground staff member lost control of the vehicle. He escaped without injury and came off the bench in his side's 3-0 win.
- Townsend briefly had his leg stuck under the roller
- He later joked about the incident on social media
- The 35-year-old still featured as a late substitute
“WTF”
— Andros Townsend
The former England winger is unharmed and back in action for his Thai League club.
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