Fans were left confused
Fans watching Southampton’s game against Newcastle United on Sky Sports were left confused as the commentary momentarily disappeared.
Newcastle were leading 1-0 at the time as the in-form Miguel Almiron continued his excellent goalscoring spree after a composed finish following a bursting run into the box.
Death, taxes, Miguel Almiron scoring for Newcastle pic.twitter.com/WhChDwWKEs
— FootballJOE (@FootballJOE) November 6, 2022
But with moments of the first-half left the commentary appeared to go briefly, leaving those watching more than confused.
“Wtf is going on with Sky sports?” asked one fan.
Wtf is going on with Sky sports 😭
— Ryan Shepherd (@ryanshepherd16) November 6, 2022
Another tweeted: “Commentary just went off on Sky Sports. Thank god.”
Commentary just went off on Sky Sports. Thank god.
— LFCFan🇮🇪🇮🇹 (@AldoLFC) November 6, 2022
A third said: “Why is Sky Sports complete turd today as well, sound keeps dipping out, screen blanks etc.”
Why is Sky Sports complete turd today as well, sound keeps dipping out, screen blanks etc
— PS (@saintstevo85) November 6, 2022
Another added: “Wtf is happening with sky sports today. Currently watching the Southampton v nufc game and we’ve lost the commentary lmao.”
Wtf is happening with sky sports today. Currently watching the Southampton v nufc game and we've lost the commentary lmao
— Pamela ❤️ (@xQueen_Piscesx) November 6, 2022
Sky Sports presenter Dave Jones then began to speak and inform the viewers that the broadcaster had lost the commentary team and began describing the events of the game briefly before returning to the original team
A win for Newcastle would help to consolidate their place in the top four and move into third place – four points clear of fifth placed Manchester United.
Despite taking a well-deserved lead on the South Coast their first-half ended on a somewhat sour note as captain Kieran Trippier appeared to pull up with a hamstring injury.
England boss Gareth Southgate is in attendance at St Mary’s Stadium and will be hoping that another one of his defensive options hasn’t suffered an injury with the World Cup only a matter of weeks away.
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