Laura Woods Appears To Collapse Live On-Air As Ian Wright Moves In To Catch Her

Laura Woods appeared to collapse during ITV's coverage of the women's international friendly between England and Ghana.

Woods was presenting the action alongside Ian Wright and former Lionesses defender Anita Asante.

But she then appeared to faint during the coverage before falling towards the ground, with Wright reaching out to catch her.

Moments before the incident, the ITV cameras were focused on Arsenal legend Wright, before he moved across to stop Woods from falling.

Cameras then cut away from the presenting desk before cutting to an advert break.

Woods was forced to leave the coverage, with fellow presenter Katie Shanahan stepping in to replace her as coverage resumed.

Shananan, who was initially due to be ITV's pitchside reporter for the game, stated that Woods had been 'taken ill' after the incident but was 'in very good hands'.

She explained: "As you have probably noticed, we don't have the wonderful Laura Woods because she's just been taken ill, but she's in very good hands, so I'm stepping in at late notice."

Woods was anchoring the coverage alongside Ian Wright and Anita Asante before being 'taken ill' (Image: ITV)

ITV are yet to officially comment on the incident.

Sarina Wiegman's side are playing their fourth and final 'homecoming' friendly after winning Euro 2025 this summer.

The Lionesses thrashed China 8-0 on Saturday, with midfielder Georgia Stanway scoring a hat-trick.

It is a relatively new-look England squad compared to what fans will be used to seeing, with a number of injury concerns over recent months.

Lotte Wubben-Moy, Anna Moorhouse, Maya Le Tissier and Taylor Hinds were among the players that didn't feature at Euro 2025 to be included in Wiegman's XI.

They went 1-0 up against Ghana inside just six minutes, with Aston Villa midfielder Lucia Kendall scoring her first Lionesses goal.

But England were soon dealt a fresh injury blow when Euros hero Chloe Kelly was forced off in the first half.