- Baggies’ Jayson Molumby shockingly punches a participant in a pre-season recreation
- A row escalated to violence after Molumby and Samu Costa got here face-to-face
- The pair hit the deck, with groups’ gamers struggling to break-up the violence
West Bromwich Albion’s Jayson Molumby punched an opponent within the face throughout a pre-season pleasant in opposition to Mallorca.
The closed-doors match descended into chaos in direction of the tip of the primary half, when a spat erupted between Molumby and Mallorca’s Samu Costa.
In a video on Reddit, Molumby will be seen carrying the ball earlier than being challenged twice, the second time being a foul by Costa.
Because the pair come collectively phrases are angrily exchanged, however the row turns to violence with the flashpoint of Molumby sticking his brow into Costa’s face.
Costa retaliates by putting a hand on Molumby’s neck, however the 24-year-old Irishman shockingly decides to make a closed fist, and punch Costa within the face.
Baggies midfielder Jayson Molumby (entrance) swings a punch at an opponent throughout a pleasant
The second Molumby (entrance) connects with a punch to Mallorca’s Costa’s (rear) face
The pair then tussle to the ground, as teammates rush over to break-up the struggle.
Because it was a pleasant recreation, no purple card was proven to both participant by the referee, however Molumby was substituted at half time.
It stays to be seen if any disciplinary motion will taken by the membership, however the scenes had been stunning for the extent of violence on show, from seemingly out of nowhere.
Molumby started his profession at Brighton as a member of their academy, earlier than making 5 senior appearances for the Seagulls.
He spent the 2019-20 season on mortgage at Millwall, after which the second-half of the 2020-21 marketing campaign at Preston.
West Brom and Mallorca gamers try and separate the pair as they fall to the bottom combating
Since then, Molumby has made 103 appearances for the Baggies, registering 5 targets and 5 assists in all competitions.
West Brom’s went on to lose the pleasant 1-0 in opposition to Albion, following a second-half strike from David Lopez.
They’ve now misplaced twice in pre-season, to Bolton and Blackpool, and have gained simply as soon as in opposition to Peterborough, as they put together for subsequent season within the Championship.
