BBC host and Jill Scott forced to run off screen live on air as Gabby Logan left grimacing during Lionesses vs Sweden
Euro 2023 winner Scott, 38, was analysing the first-half of England women's quarter-final Euros clash against Sweden - when disaster almost struck.
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The Lionesses saw themselves 2-0 down to a rampant Sweden side in Switzerland.
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