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Townsend jokes after bizarre pitch roller collision in Thailand

Former England winger Andros Townsend made light of a terrifying ordeal after being struck by an out-of-control pitch roller ahead of a Thai League 1 fixture on Saturday. The 35-year-old miraculously escaped catastrophic damage before coming off the bench for PT Prachuap, later joking that visits to Stoke City were preferable to the freak accident.

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Bizarre accident: former international is run over

When former top players move the end of their careers to a league away from Europe’s top table, people like to talk about “winding down in comfort”. Someone should ask Andros Townsend about that.

Former England star Andros Townsend survives pitch roller accident

Former England winger Andros Townsend miraculously escaped serious injury after being run over by a pitch roller before PT Prachuap's match in Thailand. Despite suffering hip and thigh damage in the horrifying incident, the 35-year-old remarkably featured off the bench in stoppage time.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
15	Sivasspor	8	1	5	2	9	11	-2	8	D D W D L
16	Umraniyespor	8	1	3	4	6	9	-3	6	W L L L D
17	Van Spor Kulubu	8	1	3	4	8	17	-9	6	L D D L D
18	Esenler Erokspor	8	0	5	3	4	10	-6	5	L D L D L
19	Istanbulspor	8	1	2	5	7	19	-12	5	W L L L D

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