Watford vs Norwich shambles as game delayed for 10 mins after floodlight failure

WATFORD’S match in opposition to Norwich was suspended resulting from floodlight failure – despite the fact that everybody may nonetheless see.

The lights in every nook of Vicarage Street started to dim and referee Mike Dean determined it was unsafe to proceed a lot to the bemusement of the gamers on each side.

Sky Sports activities’ Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher grew more and more annoyed because the delay lasted over TEN MINUTES because the Hornets’ back-up turbines failed too.

Co-commentator Carragher mentioned: “It’s completely positive. Who decides that they’ll’t keep on on this mild? Is it the referee? They will play, simply get on with it.”

Whereas pundit Neville ranted: “The longer this sport doesn’t proceed the larger downside they create.

“We’re down right here at pitch degree and there’s completely no downside in any respect.

“I’ve performed in unusual European stadiums or going away from house with England the place you’d have far much less mild than this.

“Somebody on the Premier League must get a message to Mike Dean to get on with this sport now, as a result of that is completely a nonsense.”

Finally Premier League officers instructed Dean to seek the advice of the 2 managers and captains and ask in the event that they had been completely happy to proceed.

Regardless of his aspect trailing to an outragrous Josh Sargent scorpion kick within the relegation six-pointer, Watford boss Claudio Ranieri mentioned sure.

And he might have regretted that call nearly immediately as moments later Sargent headed in his second objective of the sport to present Norwich a helpful 2-0 lead.

Moments later issues went from unhealthy to worse for the Italian when his high goalscorer Emmanuel Dennis was despatched off after selecting up a second yellow card.

Watford additionally had a objective dominated out within the ninetieth minute after Moussa Sissoko was deemed to be in an offside place.

And and calamitous Juraj Kucka personal objective within the first of quarter-hour of added time was the ultimate nail in Watford’s coffin because the Canaries coasted to a 3-0 win.

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