Townsend was warming up when a member of staff lost control of the pitch roller, causing it to crash into the 13-cap England international. Fortunately, the left leg of the Prachuap player briefly got stuck under the vehicle, but he was able to feature off the bench late on in the 3-0 win.
The incident has not deterred Townsend, who took to Instagram to make light of the situation. He referenced a previous post where he compared a sun-drenched Thai away trip to a visit to Stoke's windswept stadium, saying "It turns out Stoke away wasn’t so bad after all. Swipe to see why."
Townsend's ability to make light of the situation has earned him the nickname "The King of Memes in Thai League history", with the winger responding to the post with four laughing emojis.