Luton manager Rob Edwards say police investigating an alleged racist comment towards Carlton Morris during Sheffield United game

Luton manager Rob Edwards says police are looking into an alleged racist comment made by an individual in the Sheffield United end towards Carlton Morris; the Boxing Day match at Bramall Lane was briefly stopped as referee Sam Allison spoke to both managers after Luton made a complaint

Tuesday 26 December 2023 18:49, UK

Police are investigating an alleged racist comment made by an individual in the Sheffield United home end towards Luton striker Carlton Morris, says manager Rob Edwards.

Towards the end of Luton's 3-2 win, referee Sam Allison stopped the game in additional time to speak to both sets of managers after Luton and Morris made a complaint.

Morris was seen speaking with fourth official Andy Madley before play resumed.

Asked about the incident after the game, Luton manager Edwards said in his press conference: «It's an alleged racial comment, the police are dealing with that now. They've spoken to Carlton and got his take on it, it's with them now so I've got no more comment on it.

»Carlton's alright. At the time, he seemed pretty angry but he seems fine now."

Speaking to Amazon Prime, Morris did not reveal what was said by the individual in the front row in the main stand of Bramall Lane.

«The Premier League have been great at telling us protocols and things like that, and I heard something from the crowd in the front row, unfortunately,» he said.

«I thought it was best to get it reported straight away, and then go from there.»

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder said in his own press conference: «There was a comment which was made that the referee came over to speak to me and Rob [Edwards] about, from a racial point of view which obviously is not great if found to have been the case.

»It was from the crowd,