There were shocking scenes at Birmingham v. Aston Villa today as a pitch invader ran on and punched Aston Villa's Jack Grealish. pic.twitter.com/aIYHcNKJfKA fan attending the English Championship between rivals Aston Villa and Birmingham ran onto the field during the soccer match on Sunday and threw a punch at one of the players. Aston Villa team captain Jack Grealish had his back turned when a Birmingham fan ran onto the field and sucker punched him nine minutes into the game. Grealish, who continued playing after the incident, went on to score the game-winning goal in the second half of the game. Later on Sunday at a different match-up, a fan ran onto the field during a Manchester United and Arsenal game at Emirates Stadium.

Source: Huffington Post March 11, 2019 01:18 UTC