Leicester City vs Southampton delayed as referee suffers head injury

Leicester City’s Premier League clash with Southampton was held up for 11 minutes after referee David Webb was forced out of the game after being injured in a collision with Foxes forward Jordan Ayew.

With Leicester leading 1-0 after taking a 17th minute lead through Jamie Vardy’s 199th goal for the club, the game was halted in the 21st minute after Webb, who was taking charge of the first Premier League match of his career, was knocked to the ground in an accidental collision with Ayew.

While Webb was lying on the pitch, Vardy crouched beside him and appeared to blow the whistle that was still in the stricken referee’s hand.

Vardy then walked away from Webb while the seriousness of the referee’s injury prompted concern among players who called for medical treatment to help the official.

After five minutes of treatment on the pitch, Webb appeared unsteady as he returned to his feet but was able to walk off the pitch before heading to the dressing room for further treatment.

He was replaced by fourth official Sam Barrott, who re-started the game between the two already-relegated teams after the 11-minute delay.