WATCH | Black cat's Premier League pitch invasion

04 February 2019 - 08:58 By Staff reporter
subscribe Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package.
Subscribe now
A black cat runs past Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Rui Patricio on the pitch during the English Premier League football match between Everton and Wolverhampton at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north west England, on February 2, 2019.
A black cat runs past Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Rui Patricio on the pitch during the English Premier League football match between Everton and Wolverhampton at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north west England, on February 2, 2019.
Image: Paul ELLIS / AFP

A black cat held up the Premier League game between Everton and Wolves at Goodison Park on Saturday for several minutes.

The BBC reports that play eventually resumed, with referee Lee Mason adding seven minutes of injury time at the end of the game.

According to the BBC, despite his side's fine win, Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo was not happy with the four-legged interloper.

"Where I come from in Portugal, the black cat is bad luck, so I never want to see cats again," the Wolves boss explained.

Wolves won the game 3-1.

Listen to Final Score reporter John Acres's brilliant commentary on Goodison Park's pitch-invading black cat.


subscribe Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package.
Subscribe now