Watford vs Norwich shambles as Mike Dean delays game for 10 mins after floodlight failure.. even though EVERYONE can see

WATFORD'S match against Norwich was suspended due to floodlight failure - even though everyone could still see.

The lights in each corner of Vicarage Road began to dim and referee Mike Dean decided it was unsafe to continue much to the bemusement of the players on both sides.

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Sky Sports' Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher grew increasingly frustrated as the delay lasted over TEN MINUTES as the Hornets' back-up generators failed too.

Co-commentator Carragher said: "It's absolutely fine. Who decides that they can't carry on in this light? Is it the referee? They can play, just get on with it."

While pundit Neville ranted: "The longer this game doesn't continue the bigger problem they create.

"We're down here at pitch level and there is absolutely no problem at all.

"I've played in strange European stadiums or going away from home with England where you would have far less light than this.

"Someone at the Premier League needs to get a message to Mike Dean to get on with this game now, because this is absolutely a nonsense."

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Eventually Premier League officials instructed Dean to consult the two managers and captains and ask if they were happy to continue.

Despite his side trailing to an outragrous Josh Sargent scorpion kick in the relegation six-pointer, Watford boss Claudio Ranieri said yes.

And he may have regretted that decision almost instantly as moments later Sargent headed in his second goal of the game to give Norwich a valuable 2-0 lead.

Moments later things went from bad to worse for the Italian when his top goalscorer Emmanuel Dennis was sent off after picking up a second yellow card.

Watford also had a goal ruled out in the 90th minute after Moussa Sissoko was deemed to be in an offside position.

And and calamitous Juraj Kucka own goal in the first of 15 minutes of added time was the final nail in Watford's coffin as the Canaries coasted to a 3-0 win.

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