ITV Refuse to Show Replay of Injury to Player During England vs Serbia
England are in action against Serbia at Wembley.
Marcus Chan
ITV refused to show replays live on air after a player suffered a serious injury during England vs Serbia
On Thursday night, England, who have already sealed their place at the 2026 World Cup, welcomed Serbia to Wembley.
Serbia need as many points as they can amass as they look to seal a play-off place but were up against a strong Three Lions performance from the first whistle.
Thomas Tuchel's men took a well-deserved lead in the 28th minute through Bukayo Saka.
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With 36 minutes on the clock, Serbia star Ivan Ilic suffered what looked like a bad injury.
The Athletic said on their live blog: "Ivan Ilic looks in real bother on the edge of the Serbia penalty area after seemingly injuring his knee — the referee and Rashford immediately waved on the physios."
Due to the seriousness of the injury, ITV opted against showing viewers the replay of the incident.
Commentator Sam Matterface said: "We've had a look back and didn't think it was the right thing to do to replay that incident. It's quite a bad injury."
Ilic was eventually replaced by Aleksandar Stankovic.
Although it looked to be a serious injury, Ilic was spotted limping around the Wembley turf aided by the Serbian medical team.
Towards the end of the first half, England captain Harry Kane should've doubled the Three Lions' lead when he was found alone at the back stick by Declan Rice.
However, the Bayern Munich man, who has been in rampant form so far this season, failed to convert as he headed the ball into the ground and it went wide of the near post.
Reacting to Kane's miss, former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson said on BBC Radio 5 Live: "Harry Kane walks away shaking his head. It was a free header for him. You expect Kane to score from that position."