Scare in the Premier League: Brentford-Wolverhampton was detained for 18 minutes due to the mysterious presence of a drone

The moment of the interruption of Brentford-Wolverhampton due to the presence of drone

A very tense moment took place this Saturday in the match between Brentford and Wolverhampton corresponding to Date 23 of the < b>Premier League: was interrupted for 18 minutes in the first half by the presence of an “unofficial” drone that flew over the Brentford Community Stadium in < b>London and forced the players to withdraw from the playing field so as not to be exposed to any danger.

Everything was going as normal until Peter Bankes, the referee of the match between these two teams from the middle of the standings, stopped the clash in the 35th minute upon noticing the presence of the drone. The referee followed the protocol of the English league and sent all the players to the changing rooms.

As reported by The Sun, it is unknown “who owns the drone and where it came from”. The aforementioned media outlet explained that the Premier League rules establish that “any unauthorized drone that appears inside or on top of a stadium during a match must see the players leave the field on their own security”. In these cases, authorities fear it could represent anything from a terrorist threat to an attempt to illegally broadcast live footage.

“There is a pause in the game and the teams have been taken off the field because there is an unofficial drone flying over the stadium...”, reported the official Twitter account of Wolverhampton . “The drone is gone. The players are back for a brief warm-up and we are getting ready to resume the match”, they added on the social networks of the local team.

Once they verified that the aircraft had disappeared from the surroundings of the venue, the players from Brentford and Wolverhampton returned to the pitch to resume a duel that ended with victory of the visiting team (2-1).

The Daily Mail newspaper reported that in 2015 a man named Nigel Wilson was fined £1,800 for flying drones over the Premier League stadiums, including Anfield. He became the first person to be prosecuted for the use of unauthorized drones at elite English soccer matches.

All this generated an uproar in the public and a delay in a match that had already been stopped for six minutes after a strong clash, face to face, between Mathias Jensen and Rico Henry which left both Brentford players in shock. The two, with blood on their faces, were substituted after being treated on the pitch by the local club's medical services.

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