West Bromwich Albion's Jayson Molumby appeared to punch an opponent in the face during a pre-season friendly against Mallorca.
The closed-doors match descended into chaos towards the end of the first half when a spat erupted between Molumby and Mallorca's Samu Costa.
Several videos have been circulating on social media showing Molumby dribbling with the ball before being challenged twice, the second being a foul by Costa.
As the pair come together words are angrily exchanged but the row turns to violence with the flashpoint of Molumby sticking his forehead into Costa's face.
Costa retaliates by placing a hand on Molumby's neck, but the 24-year-old Irishman shockingly decides to make a closed fist and punch Costa in the face.
The pair then wrestled to the floor, as several teammates from both sides rushed over to break up the fight.
As it was a friendly game, no red card was shown to either player by the referee, but Molumby was substituted at half-time - with the incident occurring in the 39th minute of the match.
It remains to be seen if any disciplinary action will taken by the club, but the scenes were shocking for the level of violence on display, from seemingly out of nowhere.
Molumby began his career at Brighton as a member of their academy, before making five senior appearances for the Seagulls.
He spent the 2019-20 season on loan at Millwall, and then the second half of the 2020-21 campaign at Preston.
Since then, Molumby has made 103 appearances for the Baggies, registering five goals and five assists in all competitions.
West Brom went on to lose the friendly 1-0 against Albion, following a second-half strike from David Lopez.
They've now lost twice in pre-season, to Bolton and Blackpool, and have won just once against Peterborough, as they prepare for next season in the Championship.
The closed-doors match descended into chaos towards the end of the first half when a spat erupted between Molumby and Mallorca's Samu Costa.
Several videos have been circulating on social media showing Molumby dribbling with the ball before being challenged twice, the second being a foul by Costa.
As the pair come together words are angrily exchanged but the row turns to violence with the flashpoint of Molumby sticking his forehead into Costa's face.
Costa retaliates by placing a hand on Molumby's neck, but the 24-year-old Irishman shockingly decides to make a closed fist and punch Costa in the face.
The pair then wrestled to the floor, as several teammates from both sides rushed over to break up the fight.
As it was a friendly game, no red card was shown to either player by the referee, but Molumby was substituted at half-time - with the incident occurring in the 39th minute of the match.
It remains to be seen if any disciplinary action will taken by the club, but the scenes were shocking for the level of violence on display, from seemingly out of nowhere.
Molumby began his career at Brighton as a member of their academy, before making five senior appearances for the Seagulls.
He spent the 2019-20 season on loan at Millwall, and then the second half of the 2020-21 campaign at Preston.
Since then, Molumby has made 103 appearances for the Baggies, registering five goals and five assists in all competitions.
West Brom went on to lose the friendly 1-0 against Albion, following a second-half strike from David Lopez.
They've now lost twice in pre-season, to Bolton and Blackpool, and have won just once against Peterborough, as they prepare for next season in the Championship.
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00:00West Bromwich Albion's Jason Molenby appeared to punch an opponent in the face during a
00:09pre-season friendly against Mallorca. Several videos have been circulating on social media
00:15showing Molenby dribbling with the ball before being challenged twice, the second being a
00:19foul by Costa. As the pair come together words are angrily exchanged but the row turns to
00:24violence with the flashpoint of Molenby sticking his forehead into Costa's face.
00:29Costa retaliates by placing a hand on Molenby's neck but the 24-year-old Irishman shockingly
00:34decides to make a closed fist and punch Costa in the face. The pair then wrestle to the
00:39floor as several teammates from both sides rushed over to break up the fight. It remains
00:45to be seen if any disciplinary action will take in by the club but the scenes were shocking
00:49for the level of violence on display from seemingly out of nowhere.