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Paul Tierney was caught in an odd position ahead of Chelsea's Premier League outing with Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening, when he was surrounded by Blues players for their pre-match huddle
17:41, 14 Mar 2026Updated 17:44, 14 Mar 2026
Paul Tierney played an impartial part of Chelsea's pre-match huddle ahead of their Premier League clash with Newcastle United on Saturday, as he was surrounded by Blues stars.
Ahead of the 5.30pm kick-off at Stamford Bridge, Liam Rosenior's starting XI decided to have their huddle at the centre spot where the referee was stood, as Tierney looked away from the inter-team discussion with a puzzled look on his face.
Balmer also gave the referee an embrace from behind before the Chelsea players locked arms in a showing of comedy. From there, Tierney remained with the ball at his feet until Rosenior's first team took their places in their own half.
Bill Leslie, who was on Sky Sports commentary for the match couldn't help but shed light on the bizarre incident, as he said: "Paul Tierney has been caught up in this new pre-match ritual that Chelsea have of going around and huddling around the ball on the centre spot.
"They have been doing that for a few weeks now, people have noticed recently. Paul Tierney is caught in the middle there. Sorry to interrupt Chris (Sutton), that is quite unusual!"
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