Horrifying moment Andros Townsend is run over by pitch roller before Thai football match

Andros Townsend returned to his feet and played after being run over by a pitch roller

Ex-England and Tottenham footballer Andros Townsend somehow escaped without serious injury after being run over by a pitch roller in a horrifying moment in Thai football.

Townsend joined Thai outfit PT Prachuap from Kanchanaburi Power just last month and was preparing for the side’s top-flight match with Pattani on Saturday when the incident occurred.

The 35-year-old, who won 13 caps for the Three Lions, was warming up with his team-mates at the time and appeared oblivious to the slow-moving vehicle approaching him from the touchline at Pattani Province Stadium.

There was a look of sheer horror on the faces of those Prachuap players in the immediate vicinity, with Townsend’s left leg caught awkwardly between the giant roller and the turf.

The driver in question immediately leaped from his seat and screams can be heard in the audio of the footage, before Townsend was somehow able to get back to his feet and hobble away from the scene.

Incredibly, the veteran winger went on to feature in the match, coming off the bench for off the bench to replace Jesper Nyholm in stoppage time to help the visiting Prachuap emerge with a 3-0 victory.

Townsend was even able to see the funny side in the aftermath of Prachuap’s win, taking to Instagram to laugh off the episode while seemingly confirming that he was unhurt.

Crazy Scenes as Andros Townsend gets ran over by a Roller!Luckily he wasn’t badly hurt afterwards, could’ve ended soo much worseWelcome to the Thai League pic.twitter.com/EGI2jGfK6r— Josh (@ayooo2772) September 19, 2026

Re-sharing one of his previous posts entitled ‘WTF is Stoke away?’, Townsend wrote: ‘Turns out Stoke away wasn’t so bad after all [laughing emoji].’

He then reposted a video of the incident overlaid with the caption: ‘Just another day in Thai football [laughing emoji] (He was fine!)’.

Townsend will no doubt want to stay well away from any pitch rollers ahead of Prachuap’s next Thai Premier League clash with Chiangrai United.

Prachuap’s win this weekend saw the club move level on points at the top of the table alongside Uthai Thani, Rayong, Port FC and Ayutthaya United after three games.

Townsend last featured in the Premier League with Luton Town (Picture: Getty)

The winger was capped 13 times by England (Picture: EPA)

Explaining his surprise move to Thailand back in 2025, Townsend told talkSPORT: ‘Towards the back end of last season I was playing in Turkey and I hadn’t been paid a few month’s salary.

‘The club said to me, “You can take your salary – but you’re never going to play for the club again”, so I took the salary.