A fan made an alleged racist comment towards Luton Town player Carlton Morris during his team’s Premier League match against Sheffield United.
Luton manager Rob Edwards said police spoke to Morris after the match at Bramall Lane, which Luton had spoken to. Won 3-2. Luton added that Morris informed the match officials of the suspension in line with Premier League protocols.
The Luton manager said: “There was an alleged racist comment. The police are dealing with that. They spoke to Carlton and got his opinion on it, so he is with them now. I have no further comment on that.” “He’s fine. He was very angry at the time, but he seems fine now.”
Morris came on as a substitute in the 71st minute and created two chances that led to own goals in his team’s victory.
The match was the first in the Premier League in 15 years to be officiated by a black referee. Sam Allison took charge of the game.
Sheffield United coach Chris Wilder said he spoke to both managers after the incident.
“A comment was made and the referee came out to talk to me and Rob from a racist point of view, which is obviously not great if that’s the case,” Wilder said.
The Premier League condemned the incident in a post on social media.
“Racism has no place in our game or anywhere in society, and we encourage anyone who hears or sees discrimination to report it so action can be taken,” the league said on Channel X.
He added: “We will offer our full support to Carlton Morris and Luton Town FC, as well as continuing to work with the clubs and authorities to ensure our stadiums are an inclusive and welcoming environment for all.”
Jack Robinson and Anis Ben Slimane scored own goals in the last 13 minutes as Sheffield squandered a late lead and lost 3-2 to fellow strugglers Luton at Bramall Lane.
Information from Reuters and Associated Press was used in this story.
