( CNN ) -- Stoppages due to injuries and fouls are routine in football matches , but it 's not often squirrels stop play . But that 's what happened on Saturday at a second-tier English football match between Queens Park Rangers and Leicester City at Loftus Road in London . The grey squirrel invaded the pitch during Leicester 's 1-0 win , forcing the game to be stopped for a couple of minutes . QPR 's website said Leicester City forward David Nugent and QPR captain skipper Clint Hill did their best to chase away the rodent , before play resumed . Squirrels seem particularly fond of the Loftus Road grass -- in March 2012 one turned up when QPR played Everton in an English Premier League game . Soon afterwards a Twitter account -- @ QPRSquirrel1 -- was set up . Including the hashtag -- NUTS -- in its profile and the account now has 214 followers . Squirrels are not the only animals to have invaded English football pitches in recent years . A cat popped up at Liverpool 's home ground against Tottenham in February 2012 . Nicknamed the `` Anfield Cat '' it too found Twitter fame -- @ Anfield Cat has over 58,000 followers . Grey squirrels were not native to Britain but spread rapidly across the country after being introduced from the United States and Canada around the start of the 20th century .
Squirrel stops plays at second -tier English football game . Championship match March 2012 and Leicester halted for a couple of minutes . A squirrel also invaded Loftus Road pitch in between QPR .