Ipswich City are set to lodge an official grievance after a Birmingham Metropolis fan appeared to attempt to hit midfielder Jack Taylor.
Taylor alerted membership workers to the flashpoint which adopted Ipswich’s late equaliser at St Andrew’s in a bad-tempered end to Friday’s Championship curtain-raiser, which completed 1-1.
A supply informed Sky Sports activities Information that referee Andrew Kitchen, the EFL and police have been all conscious of Taylor’s claims following the sport.
Tempers flared after Ipswich have been awarded a controversial stoppage-time penalty. Striker George Hirst transformed it and the Ipswich gamers celebrated in entrance of a stand stuffed with Birmingham supporters.
Each units of gamers clashed, with one melee spilling off the pitch in the direction of a piece of the gang.
Footage reveals a fan hurdling a fence and operating in the direction of the scene with safety and stewards having to intervene and wrestle him to the bottom.
Taylor was on the centre of the dispute making an attempt to guard team-mate Conor Chaplin.
Chaplin was booked for kicking the ball into the stand behind the purpose following Hirst’s equaliser.
Sky Sports activities Information has contacted Birmingham Metropolis, the Soccer Affiliation, EFL and West Midlands Police for remark.
McKenna on altercation after Hirst equaliser
Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna was requested in regards to the altercation between the Birmingham fan and his gamers after Hirst’s equaliser. “It’ll be seen and reported and let’s see what happens,” he stated.
“I think there might have been an incident with the crowd and one of the players, that wasn’t ideal. In terms of the players on the pitch [clashing], emotions run high at those moments and it’s understandable.”
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