Categories: Women's Football

Women’s Championship: Charlton v Man United abandoned due to lack of oxygen for injures

Sunday’s match between Charlton Women and Manchester United was abandoned because the home side did not have any oxygen to treat injured players.

Charlton defender Charlotte Kerr was seriously injured after she was involved in a collision as Charlie Devlin scored to put United 1-0 up on 11 minutes at The Oakwood.

Clubs must have oxygen on site, according to league rules, but Charlton did not have any of their own and had to use Man United’s supply. After a delay of an hour, the game was called off as there was not enough oxygen to safely cover the injury.

Kerr was taken to hospital with badly bruised ribs and sternum but was released from hospital the next day.

Despite club doctors from both teams being present, an ambulance took around half an hour to arrive.

While there is a requirement for oxygen at each stadium, clubs do not have to commit to having an ambulance. However, Charlton have not had oxygen at any of their games so far during this campaign.

There is a £500 fine for failure to comply with rules relating to medical assistance but it is currently unknown whether Charlton will face any sanctions due to the abandonment of the fixture.

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