Peter Crouch "kills" Jake Humphrey with gaffe that leaves BT Sport studio in stitches

Peter Crouch had his BT Sport colleagues in fits of laughter moments before Liverpool ’s Champions League semi-final with Villarreal at Anfield.

The former England international has earned a reputation as not only an insightful pundit, but one that can generate more than a few laughs along the way. And that was no different on Wednesday, with Crouch leaving his fellow pundits and presenter Jake Humphrey in stitches with a brilliant on-air gaffe.

The incident happened during the build-up to the last-four tie when Humphrey asked who scored the last goal at Anfield in a Champions League semi-final The answer to that riddle was of course Divock Origi, who scored the fourth and final strike in the memorable 4-0 victory over Barcelona in 2019.

His goal capped one of, if not the, most remarkable comebacks in the tournament’s history, securing progressing to the final, despite losing 3-0 in the first leg at the Camp Nou. But that night appeared to have slipped from Crouch’s mind, who tentatively guessed that it may have actually been him.

“Was it me, yeah?” Crouch answered, leaving Rio Ferdinand, Michael Owen and Humphrey doubled over laughing. “We caught him out earlier in the season!” the anchor added.

“I forgot I played 15 years ago.” the former professional jokingly replied. And with Humphrey struggling to catch his breath, he joked: “That’s killed me.” The incident he was alluding to happened back in April of last year, when Phil Foden became just the fifth Englishman to have scored in both legs of a Champions League quarter-final.

Asked for the other four, the studio guests got Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard, while Humphrey added that Raheem Sterling was also on the list. The fourth and final name wasn’t recalled