Soccer-Watford v Chelsea suspended after medical emergency in stands


Soccer Football - Premier League - Watford v Chelsea - Vicarage Road, Watford - December 1, 2021 A Watford fan is taken from the stands on a stretcher after a medical emergency REUTERS/David Klein

WATFORD, England (Reuters) - Watford's Premier League home game against Chelsea at Vicarage Road was suspended after 12 minutes on Wednesday because of a medical emergency in the stands.

Referee David Coote took the players off the field while emergency services, and the clubs' own medical staff, attended to the situation in the stands.

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