Former Premier League winger Andros Townsend was involved in an unusual accident in Thailand on Saturday after being run over by an out of control pitch roller.<\/p>\n
The 35-year-old escaped relatively lightly, and he was well enough to make light of the incident on social media afterwards. \u201cIt turns out Stoke away wasn’t so bad after all,\u201d he wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n
Townsend was struck and briefly trapped when the roller rode up onto his left leg. What could have been a far worse situation ended with only minor cuts and bruises on his left thigh, with luck clearly on his side.<\/p>\n
He did go on to feature in the match, although only as a substitute in the final minute. Before that, he had started both of Prachuap\u2019s matches in Thai League 1 in 2026\/27. His late appearance did not affect the outcome, as three goals and a clean sheet were enough to see off Pattani.<\/p>\n
Townsend has now been based in Thailand for a little over a year. He left England in 2024 after 12 straight seasons in the Premier League, having played for Everton and Luton Town. His move abroad began with Antalyaspor in T\u00fcrkiye before he headed to Thailand and joined Kanchanaburi Power at the start of 2025\/26.<\/p>\n
That club had only just been promoted, but later went down from the top division, prompting Townsend\u2019s switch to Prachuap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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