Caught on CCTV: Three sought in connection with West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa trouble
These three men are being sought by police in connection to trouble at an FA Cup match between Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion.
The disorder at Villa Park on Saturday, March 7, resulted in 17 arrests on the day, and included:
West Broms Callum McManaman and Boaz Myhill being confronted by dozens of fans as they fled the field
West Brom and former Villa player Craig Gardner being pelted with coins as he made his way down the touchline after being substituted
West Brom fans accused of hurling plastic seats from the upper tier of the North Stand, hitting and injuring a Villa fan
Rival fans brawling in the Witton Arms ahead of the game
A pitch invasion
A recent appeal by police led to three men traced, bringing the total number of people spoken to about the disorder to 12.
A man from Great Barr was arrested by officers on suspicion of assault while a second from Blackburn was voluntarily interviewed on suspicion of causing violent disorder. Both are aged 21 and the local man was released on police bail while inquiries into what happened continue.
A third man who featured in the appeal has also been identified and will be spoken to in due course.
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Detective Chief Inspector Paul Joyce said: "We have a dedicated team reviewing CCTV footage - as well as dozens of images and video clips sent in by people at the game - of the disorder and pitch invasion, which took place on Saturday, 7 March.
"We had a fantastic response to our first appeal at the end of March and our latest plea has produced similar results.
"There are now just three faces we need to put names to and I would appeal to anyone who knows their identity to contact us."
If you have information about people involved, contact DS Martin Kelly on 101 or call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
