Leeds announce lifetime ban for fan who protested

Leeds United issued a lifetime ban to the fan who challenged Newcastle United supervisor Eddie Howe after the groups' 2-2 draw at Elland Road on Saturday.

After the ultimate whistle, the supporter one way or the other escaped safety and reached the sideline, the place he countered a startled Howe.

"Leeds United can affirm that following an incident throughout our Premier League sport in opposition to Newcastle United in the present day, an arrest has been made and a lifetime ban has additionally been issued," Los Blancos stated in a press release. communicated later Saturday.

After the sport, Howe instructed BT Sport: "It was an actual shock. I used to be concentrating on the sport. It was the very last thing you thought might occur."

And he added: 'I can not repeat what he stated, nevertheless it makes you assume 'what if?

"It was private to me. I can not keep in mind if he pushed me or not; it was such a bizarre factor. Moments like that make you assume. We need to be security acutely aware.

"No one ought to need to really feel that their private security is being violated attempting to entertain the nation. I had no time to be scared, it was over in a flash. But it bought me desirous about some issues after."

Newcastle stay third after a sport by which they have been behind and in addition forward thanks to 2 penalties from Callum Wilson, which got here between objectives from Luke Ayling and Rasmus Kristensen.

Leeds missed their very own penalty at 1-0 and had Junior Firpo despatched off in harm time. It was their first level since Sam Allardyce was nominated and they're in 18th place with two video games to play.

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