Therealwaldo
Vital Squad Member
Can someone help me here. I was confused on Friday night following the sending off of Harry Smith. I thought the rule now was that a player didn’t need to leave the field, even if the trainer had come on, when the injury resulted from either a yellow or red card offence. I checked the FA website and the wording seems to be as follows.
Exceptions to the requirement to leave the field of play are only when:
(There several examples and then this)
Exceptions to the requirement to leave the field of play are only when:
(There several examples and then this)
- a player is injured as the result of a physical offence for which the opponent is cautioned or sent off (e.g. reckless or serious foul challenge), if the assessment/treatment is completed quickly