Man arrested after knocking over Sheffield United player
A person has been arrested after Sheffield United captain Billy Sharp was knocked to the bottom amid a fan invasion of the pitch following Nottingham Forest’s playoff win on Tuesday.
Forest superior within the English Soccer League Championship promotion playoffs with a 3-2 penalty kicks win over Sheffield United due to goalkeeper Brice Samba’s three saves within the shootout.
Nottingham Forest followers stormed the sector following the house win and Sharp was shocked by a fan as a part of the celebrations. You’ll be able to see from the video above that the fan appeared to have his sights set on Sharp.
Nottinghamshire Police stated {that a} 31-year-old male had been arrested on suspicion of assault and stated an investigation into the alleged assault was ongoing.
Sheffield United supervisor Paul Heckingbottom stated after the match that what occurred to Sharp was “cowardly” and that Sharp was “blindsided.” Nottingham Forest issued a statement after the sport and stated it was “appalled” at what occurred to Sharp. The crew stated that the fan can be banned for all times from attending the crew’s video games and apologized to Sharp and Sheffield United.
Sheffield United entered the second leg of the two-legged tie trailing by a objective and gained 2-1 to ship the playoff to penalty kicks. The PK win for Nottingham Forest means that it’s going to play Huddersfield City on Might 29 for a spot within the Premier League in what’s termed the richest sport on the planet.
A win over Huddersfield would put Forest into the Premier League for the primary time since 1998. Huddersfield City was final within the Premier League in 2019. Fulham and Bournemouth completed within the prime two spots within the Championship in 2021-22 to safe two of the three promotion spots to the Premier League. The three groups transferring up from the Championship will take the Premier League spots of Norwich Metropolis, Watford, and considered one of Leeds, Burnley, or Everton.
