The Chelsea vs Shamrock Rovers Europa Conference League tie was delayed after toilet roll was hurled at Christopher Nkunku. The game was just six minutes old at Stamford Bridge when the Blues won a corner on the left-hand side.

Nkunku readied himself to cross in front of the away fans, only to then have rolls thrown at him.

To the credit of the french forward he did see the funny side, smiling as he kicked the toilet paper away.

But referee Willy Delajod wasn’t happy to let play restart until everything had been cleared up. Nkunku was joined by Kieran Dwesbury-Hall as the pair did their best to clean up the corner area.

Nkunku’s cross then ironically forced another corner. But second time around, he was able to make his delivery unscathed, as the visitors cleared the danger.

Around 3,000 fans of the League of Ireland side travelled to London, and made themselves heard in the early stages at Stamford Bridge. But their noise was quelled on the 22-minute mark when Marc Guiu put the hosts ahead.

However, just four minutes later they travelling support was sent into ecstasy. Markus Poom’s first time volley deflected off Cesare Casadei and into the net for a famous equaliser.

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