Aston Villa coach Michael Beale spoke of his relief that his wife and three children were 'safe, well and at home' after they were involved in a motorway accident before the Premier League meeting with Leicester.
Beale was still able to attend the fixture at King Power Stadium and tweeted about the incident soon after the goalless draw.
'Huge thankyou to the highway traffic officer who looked after my wife & 3 children after a collision with a delivery lorry on the M1,' Beale wrote. 'My world was in the car. Horrible call to receive & so thankful they are safe, well and at home tonight.