‘Disgrace’: Banbury United boss Kelvin Langmead fumes after ‘unnecessary’ injury for midfielder

In a rather innocuous moment off the ball, Prosser was caught by the elbow of Warwick striker Aaron Apoku, resulting in a painful injury which required several minutes of medical attention.

Apoku had earlier assisted Warwick’s only goal of the game, when he showed great determination to bully Banbury defender Otis Castle for possession and play in scorer Connor Keene.

But Langmead believes centre-forward Apoku might have taken it too far with his physicality in second-half stoppage time, ultimately causing Prosser’s injury.

It could well have been totally accidental, but there was no doubt Prosser had been caught by a flailing arm.

Jumping to his midfielder’s defence, Langmead told the Banbury Guardian post-match: “Their nine stuck an elbow on him off the ball and broke his nose.

“I’m best not saying too much on that, but it’s a disgrace. I thought the ref was really close to it, but…

“He’s got a broken nose and we’ll have to see where he’s at, but the chances are he will be missing because of that for the next couple of weeks.”

It was a great shame to see Prosser injured so late on in the game, especially considering the circumstances.

Banbury were thrilled to claim their first win of the season and gain confidence, however Prosser’s broken nose was a stain on the game.

Langmead concluded: “It was uncalled for and unnecessary. All I care about is Pross and making sure he’s OK. He’s going to be in pain and it’s going to bloody hurt tomorrow.”

So, the Puritans could well have to do without key midfielder Prosser for a couple of important upcoming Southern League Premier Central fixtures.

With central midfield depth perhaps lacking a little, Prosser’s absence might cause the attacking-minded Rico Patterson to drop a little deeper to maintain the double pivot.

Banbury play host to promotion hopefuls Real Bedford this Saturday, August 15, before visiting Rushall Olympic the following weekend, on August 22.