How? Just tell us how!
It just wasn’t Stoke City’s day on Saturday as they fell to a 2-0 defeat to Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium.
A goal in either half guaranteed the hosts all three points while Mark Hughes will have known his side’s luck was simply out when Marko Arnautovic missed a penalty literally a minute before Swansea’s Tom Carroll found the net.
But before that drama, there was an incident that proved to everyone in attendance that the Swans were destined to come out on top.
Shortly before half-time, all 5ft 5in of Swansea midfielder Leon Britton took to the air and somehow, someway outleaped the towering Peter Crouch in an aerial duel for the ages.
Crouch stands at 6ft 7in and his battles for high balls are typically rendered no-contests due to his height advantage over literally every centre-half in the Premier League.
But Crouchy failed to properly utilise his 14 inch edge over Britton in the centre of the park this weekend, as described by this hilarious BBC Sport live report.
Something quite unbelievable has happened at Swansea City! pic.twitter.com/JziG8hhpZR
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) April 22, 2017
Crouchy has remained relatively quiet on the subject of being upset in the mismatch but his silence speaks volumes.
Surely not, @petercrouch! https://t.co/na2zdRBJjD
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) April 22, 2017
And something tells us that Crouch will struggle to live down the day that he was outjumped by one of the shortest players in the league.
Apparently Leon Britton has just beaten Peter Crouch to a header. Mental there's abart 14 inches difference between em
— Liam Fountain (@Liam_Fountain) April 22, 2017
Just not going to mention how Peter Crouch got beaten to a header by Leon Britton? No, okay
— Jørd 🇫🇷 (@JordannnGranttt) April 22, 2017
Imagine 5ft5 Leon Britton actually beat 6ft7 Peter Crouch to a header lmao
— N (@englxstani) April 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/Jaackelle/status/855797896389775361
https://twitter.com/Jadddeee_rees/status/855817419713019907
Did I really just see Leon Britton beat Peter Crouch to a header on #MOTD ??!😂😂
— . (@itzfoal) April 22, 2017
How did Leon Britton who is 5"5 beat peter crouch for a header in the air.. like come on crouchy sort it out lad
— Phillip barnard (@PhillipBarnard9) April 23, 2017
