Roller-Coaster - Andros Townsend Caught Up in Strangest Pre-Match Incident We Have Seen in Years

Townsend Somehow Un-Injured by Roller Scare

We've had confirmation in the media that Townsend wasn't hurt, so we can laugh a little bit at how extraordinarily bizzare this situation was, can't we? Take a look for yourself...

🤯 Andros Townsend has been involved in an unfortunate accident while warming up for PT Prachup before their Thai Premier League game vs. Pattani.

He didn't get badly injured but was on the bench and played just 1 minute in their 3-0 win. pic.twitter.com/K9Ty9VAxRd

— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Footballtweet) September 19, 2026

Yes, that is beloved former England and Tottenham winger Andros Townsend being ran over by a pitch roller before a game on Saturday evening over in Thailand.

Everyone's favourite raw steak scranner was in the middle of a warmup for his new side, Prachuap FC, when the incident occured. With quite literally the whole pitch to aim for, the fella behind the wheel of a pitch roller drove headfirst into the Englishman whilst he was getting loose for the game. It is, by my count, perhaps the strangest pre-match incident I have seen in quite some time.

The driver was unable to stop and hit Townsend, who had just flicked a ball away and was unaware of the roller in his path, knocking him down and running over his legs before finally coming to a halt.

His team-mates were visibly shocked, but thankfully the 35-year-old - who was momentarily stuck beneath the roller - appeared to be unhurt and later came on as a stoppage-time substitute in a game that PT Prachuap won 3-0 against opponents who played the last 25 minutes of the match with 10 men.

Townsend Sees Funny Side of Roller Incident

He later wrote on his own Instagram story: “It turns out Stoke away wasn't so bad after all. Swipe to see why.”

One social media user described Townsend as “The King of Memes in Thai League history”, to which he replied “trust me” with four laughing emojis.

Townsend has played in Thailand since last year, initially signing for Kanchanaburi Power before their relegation from the top-flight last season led him to join PT Prachuap in August.

He previously spent one season in Turkey with Antalyaspor, having left English football in 2024 following a brief spell at Luton.

Townsend also played for Everton and Newcastle as well as Crystal Palace and Tottenham, where he began his career and made 93 total senior appearances across all competitions after being sent for loan spells at Yeovil, Leyton Orient, MK Dons, Ipswich, Watford, Millwall, Leeds, Birmingham and QPR.

He also earned 13 senior England caps between 2013-16, scoring three times.