‘Medical emergency involving a fan’ delays kick-off in West Brom’s clash against Bristol City

Kick-off was delayed by 15 minutes in West Brom’s Championship fixture against Bristol City this afternoon after a medical emergency involving a supporter.

The concerning development was confirmed by the club in a social media post ahead of the game getting underway – and comes in light of the incident that saw a fan suffer a cardiac arrest at Newcastle last weekend.

‘Owing to a medical emergency involving a fan inside the stadium, kick-off has been delayed by 15 minutes,’ West Brom’s tweet read. ‘Our thoughts and prayers are with the supporter. We’re all with you.’ 

A medical team was required to help the stricken supporter, who was then placed onto a stretcher, pictures from inside The Hawthorns have revealed. 

Bristol City have also shared their support, saying: ‘The thoughts of Bristol City are with those affected.’

Thankfully, there were positive signs when the fan was taken away, with supporters claiming they were seen ‘smiling and clapping’ while they were ‘sung to’. 

The match eventually started at 3:15pm, and Jordan Hugill scored shortly after to hand West Brom a dream start. 

Less than a week ago, an elderly Newcastle supporter collapsed during their Premier League game against Tottenham, and was revived using a defibrillator. 

His identity was revealed as Alan George Smith, 80, and his family said that he is now ‘full alert’ and ‘walking about’.

The fixture was temporarily…