Famous figures from the world of football reacted with disgust and delight in equal measure after Jack Grealish was assaulted before eventually netting the winner in an ugly Second City derby.A mindless Birmingham fan invaded the pitch and punched the Aston Villa captain in the back of the head in the ninth minute of a barbaric Championship clash.
– "An absolute disgrace!" A fan has run onto the field and attacked Jack Grealish from behind. pic.twitter.com/PI1Wf3qXfP— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) March 10, 2019Grealish, who thankfully emerged unhurt, went on to dish out his own form of justice by winning the derby for his team with a left-footed strike from the edge of the box, sparking wild celebrations among the visiting fans.Both clubs and the EFL have since denounced the ‘disgraceful’ incident.Birmingham condemned the attack as ‘deplorable and disgusting’ and Blues have confirmed they will ban the man for life from St Andrew’s.
#AVFC LEAD!Jack Grealish scores a well-deserved goal Watch live on Sky Sports Football or follow updates here: https://t.co/HvftpzFWLJ pic.twitter.com/GyaJFceEB2— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) March 10, 2019The EFL condemned ‘the mindless actions of the individual’ involved and pledged to work with the Football Association to ‘ensure the appropriate action is taken’.And Villa said: “A red line has been crossed by this cowardly on-field assault on a player, which is unprecedented in English football.”Meanwhile, the likes of Gary Lineker blasted the moronic perpetrator on Twitter. The Match of the Day presenter tweeted: “Great riposte from @JackGrealish1 to the awful attack on him. Stay calm and then exact the perfect revenge by scoring what might be the only goal of the game.”And he was not the only one to praise Grealish for his response to the shocking incident.Here is how social media reacted:
Absolutely disgraceful what just happened to Jack Grealish— Declan Rice (@_DeclanRice) March 10, 2019
Fan who attacked Jack Grealish has to be banned for life, not just from St Andrews, but all grounds. #bluesvilla— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) March 10, 2019
Anyone who cheered on the moronic man who punched Jack Grealish is equally not a fan! What has football become when someone thinks its fair game to run on a pitch and punch someone? Shameful thuggery!— Natalie Sawyer (@nataliesawyer) March 10, 2019
Hope the lad locked in up in the cell has Sky Go so he can see Jack Grealish scoring ….— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 10, 2019
Just seen Grealish has scored….brilliant!!! @JackGrealish1 — Jody Morris (@morriskid) March 10, 2019
Grealish displaying far better aim than the mindless thug who ran into the pitch. THAT is karma my friends…— Jake Humphrey (@mrjakehumphrey) March 10, 2019
Disgusting cowardly attack on Jack Grealish, this man should not set foot in a football ground for the rest of his life, and expect a prison sentence plus anyone associated with him on CCTV should be banned also, this attack was obviously pre planned and condoned by associates.— Frank Sinclair (@FrankMSinclair) March 10, 2019
Grealish hits back — Chris Sutton (@chris_sutton73) March 10, 2019
Well done Jack Grealish. Many kids are watching and players have to behave. After that situation not easy to stay calm. Supporters to support !! #nottoviolence https://t.co/sYUV4rxdIg— Luis Garcia (@LuchoGarcia14) March 10, 2019
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