The injury caused a three-minute stoppage during the opening period
LONDON, United Kingdom, Nov 4 – Referee Bobby Madley had to be substituted during the Stoke vs Leicester clash at the bet365 Stadium after picking a calf injury.
That gave fourth official Jon Moss an opportunity to take charge of the game, coming on in place of Madley who picked up the injury midway through the first half.
The match had to be halted for three minutes as the referee’s injury forced the first change of the clash.
Fourth official Jon Moss prepares himself to take over from his fellow referee during the game. Photo/DM
Cries of ‘You’re not fit to referee’ rang round from fans inside the stadium as he took his place in the dugout.
It is a rarely seen sight in football, but Madley was forced to exit the pitch after picking up an apparent thigh injury during the opening 30 minutes.
For curious fans, part of a very short hold-up involved Madley handing over his set of cards to Moss.
And he also had to give his fellow official his notepad for the match – which gave both teams an opportunity to hold a team talk on the sidelines.
Madley takes up the usual space for a fourth official after a difficult first-half on Saturday.Photo/DM
Madley then took over the role of fourth official. Hopefully lifting the board for substitutions and added time will not cause him any further injury.
It will have come as a blow for Madley, who has had a significant workload over the last two weeks.
Prior to the game in Stoke he took charge of Crystal Palace against West Ham last weekend and Manchester United’s trip to Swansea in the EFL Cup in mid-week.
