Jayson Molumby shockingly punched an opponent in the face during West Brom’s pre-season friendly against Mallorca.
Towards the end of the first-half of the behind-closed-doors match, Molumby was running with the ball before being challenged twice.
The second tackle, which won West Brom a foul, came from Samu Costa and the pair then came face-to-face.
Molumby was visibly irritated and put his head into Costa, who then appeared to push back in retaliation.
The West Brom man then responded by punching Costa in the face and the duo wrestled to the ground in shocking scenes.
It comes just days after Chelsea’s Levi Colwill and Wrexham’s James McClean clashed early on in their pre-season friendly draw.
However, they only pushed and grabbed each other’s shirt before being pulled away and didn’t go as far as Molumby did.
Molumby started his career at Brighton having come through their academy and made five senior appearances for the club.
The 24-year-old spent the 2019/20 season on loan at Millwall and then the second-half of the following campaign with Preston.
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West Brom initially signed him on loan for the 2021/22 season before making his move permanent in the subsequent summer.
Molumby has made 103 appearances for the club in total, scoring five goals and assisting another five in all competitions.
Costa, also a midfielder, signed for LaLiga outfit Mallorca last summer from Almeria and has since featured 39 times.
The 23-year-old was part of the Mallorca side that reached the final of the Copa del Rey last season but lost on penalties against Athletic Bilbao.
West Brom’s went on to lose Saturday’s friendly 1-0 following a second-half goal from David Lopez.
It follows defeats to Bolton and Blackpool that came either side of a win over Peterborough ahead of the new Championship season.
Carlos Corberan’s side finished fifth last season but were beaten 3-1 on aggregate by Southampton in the play-offs.
After two more friendlies against Cambridge United and Birmingham, they open the new campaign on August 3 with a trip to QPR.
They then travel to Fleetwood Town three days later for the first round of the Carabao Cup before hosting Leeds in the Championship on August 17, live on talkSPORT 2.
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