Match at the Den held up for seven minutes Middlesbrough edge Stoke in thriller; more Watford gloom Swansea ’s last-gasp 1-0 win at Millwall was held up for almost seven minutes after an allegation of racist abuse from the crowd towards Eom Ji-sung was reported by Swansea to officials.

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The referee, Edward Duckworth, halted the match in the 65th minute and walked to the dugouts to speak with Alex Neil, the Millwall’s manager, Swansea’s manager, Vítor Matos, and the fourth official, Ruebyn Ricardo. A security guard was also on the scene, with Duckworth seeming to point to an area in the stands behind the Swansea dugout.

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