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Levi Colwill and James McClean clash after just two minutes into draw between Chelsea and Wrexham

Levi Colwill and James McClean clash with each other after just two minutes into the 2-2 draw between Chelsea and Wrexham.

The two footballers got into a heated altercation, grabbing each other’s shirts and had to be separated by officials, teammates and coaches, briefly halting the pre-season friendly which was being played out at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, America.

The incident occurred after a late challenge by McClean on Colwill, which led to both players grabbing each other’s shirts and sparking a brawl between the two sides.

The situation escalated quickly, requiring intervention from players and staff to separate them. Despite the intensity of the altercation, neither player received further punishment.

@FootBrownie posted footage of what happened and it’s gone on to get millions of views…

The game played out to a thrilling 2-2 draw, Christopher Nkunku put the Blues ahead with 10 minutes left of the first half, with Wrexham failing to clear Reece James’ corner.

There were two second-half goals from Luke Bolton and Jack Marriott, but Enzo Maresca’s side needed an 82nd-minute goal from Lesley Ugochukwu to avoid embarrassment, while League One side Wrexham could be proud they held the Premier League outfit to a draw.

Wrexham: Okonkwo (Burton 63), Cleworth (James 84), Brunt (Evans 63), O’Connor (Boyle 46), Bolton (Barnett 63), Jones (Cannon 63), Dobson (Ashfield 77), Lee (Davies 63), Revan (Marriott 63), McClean (Forde 84), Palmer (Dalby 63)

Subs not used: Howard, Waters, Bickerstaff

Chelsea: First-half: (3-2-4-1): Sanchez, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Colwill, Lavia, James, Madueke, Chukwuemeka, Nkunku, George, Guiu

Second-half: Bergstrom, Achaepong, Fofana, Chilwell, Angelo, Santos, Gusto, Chukwuemeka, Ugochukwu, Broja, Sterling

Subs not used: Beech, Santos, Veiga

Attendance: 32,724

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca said post-match: ‘The result is always important but in this moment, the most important thing is to judge the performance, especially after two weeks since we started.

‘I was very happy in the first half and also in the second half. It is a shame that we conceded the two goals but overall, when you think about players like Wes who played 45 minutes after a year out and different situations, [I am pleased].

‘The result for us is always important but in this moment, we have to judge different things so I am very happy with the performance.’

And when asked if Blues fans saw the same system he implemented at Leicester, Maresca replied: ‘Yes, in this moment we are trying to build with three [defenders] and two [in defensive midfield]. First half it was with Reece James inside and in the second half it was with Malo Gusto inside.

‘It doesn’t matter what the level of the opposition is when they sit back with 11 players behind the ball, it is always difficult to find space and solutions. It is not easy.

When asked about Wrexham’s goals coming from playing out of the back, he replied: ‘The first goal was not from playing out of the back. The second goal was, yes, but the first goal was one bouncing ball, we lost the duel and we conceded the first goal.

‘For sure we are going to concede goals during the season trying to build from the back. Hopefully we are not going to concede too many but it is one of the risks that you have trying to build from the back.

‘Absolutely [it is important to keep being brave playing out from the back]. I think you are going to concede goals in different ways so you just need to decide in which way you will concede goals.

‘Teams who build from behind, sometimes they concede but overall I think you are going to score more goals than the ones you concede.’

Wrexham’s Phil Parkinson said: “We’ve taken on a team tonight which club which has probably spent about a billion pounds over the last couple of transfer windows and well we’ve gone toe-to-toe with them, improved as the game went on.

“First half good out of possession we thought we could do better on the ball ourselves and and the second half I thought we married both sides of the game together really well and got the two goals.

“Could it have been better of course we could have won it but listen that’s a hell of a shift that had to put in tonight and obviously very pleased.”

Interviewer: “When you look objectively at the first two games two Premier League teams two draws but two brilliant performances to go with them.”

PP: “Yeah that’s right it’s uh obviously the golf in um you know clubs you know we two years ago we were in the National League you know we’re we’re building slowly but surely as a club and Chelsea an established club and competing in the Champions League most years and Bournemouth obviously been in the Premiership for for a lot of years so yeah just great for the lads you know to come up against better players and it’s not just the defensive side of it it’s on the ball that you got to be that split second sharper and I felt we really up to our game in the second period and there some really really good performances from us.”

This is how fans reacted as Levi Colwill and James McClean clash after just two minutes into the draw between Chelsea and Wrexham…

@kylegoose11: Well the reasoning for it is pretty pathetic, is he not allowed to close down the ball? Colwill just looks a fud here for his reaction.

@suffolkev: Was a Complete over reaction over getting a little nibble..

@Winter1878: Love to see it

@Hickbcfc: Colwill what a g 🙌🏻

@TreeBlackwell: Jimmy had to change his shorts after this. Typical lower league “hard man”

@Chris_H_star: 😂😂😂😂 James McClean got proper owned!

@josh14951078: You not allowed to touch colwill or something

@SamBirdyy: We 100% need more of this. Don’t care about McClean but just about players in general doing whatever they want because no one can ever do anything back to them

@declanbarnes: Can’t wait to see this in the documentary #welcometowrexham

@charlie_griff90: I suddenly love Levi Colwill. 100 mil bid please @LFC

@Jetmonty: that was barely a contact, what a spoilt snowflake the Chelsea lad is.

@Billy1905: Go on Levi 💪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@Markshuff: Always liked Colwill.

@Ryan9624: Colwill clearly rattled by James McClean 😂😂

@T_R_W1991: This is utterly embarrassing from Colwill truly is and people saying go on Colwill for reacting to something like that your embarrassing too

@ArsenalTrader78: Lol Mclean got ragged

@ConorTerry24: Well done Levi. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer bloke.

@_arrongallagher: Love to see this

@tommyp213: Embarrassing fannies.

@otcountyculture: Go on Levi

@J24Dizzle: Not much wrong from McClean

@AlStennnn: McClean would get folded and he knows it

@danzed11: Best thing colwills done 👏🏼

@thisistommyc: James McClean starting trouble? Never.

@ANT_LCFC: Football is back 😍😍

@dannyecho90: “Unsavoury scenes that absolutely nobody wants to see on a football pitch”

@SocialEngland66: Respect for Colwill gone through the roof. Love it.

@hornchurchammer: Never thought I’d support a Chelsea player Today is that day.

@lewisjordan98: Love how Phil Parkinson just gives up 😂

@CL9268: It’s so funny watching James McClean whenever someone puts it to him. The bloke is the definition of all bark no bite

@NeonNicole95: Imagine being rattled by James McClean 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Colwill is embarrassing

@DannyHale9: Can’t stand Chelsea but can’t stand James McClean even more, go on Levi lad 😤

@iamAdi_x: Fighting in pre season. This is the guy Chelsea fans hype? Should take anger management classes instead lol

@samgardiner29: Losing your head against a League One team two minutes into a pre season friendly 🤣🤣🤣

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