Groups of Southampton and Tottenham fans took to throw chairs at each other in the middle of a busy road on Saturday afternoon.
It seems it weren’t just the two goal lead that Spurs threw away, as their supporters in Hampshire attempted to have it out with the Saints supporters.
A clip has emerged online showing the pathetic attempt of a fight, chucking chairs from outside a bar at one another and ran at each other.
Southampton earned a point with a late James Ward-Prowse penalty. They came from behind to beat Tottenham at St Mary’s.
The first half was dismal with both teams forced to make two substitutions. Ben Davies and Richarlison were injured and Jan Bednarek and Saints’ Armel Bella-Kotchap were also replaced.
Pedro Porro broke the deadlock by placing a shot into the roof of the net just before half time break.
Che Adams got the leveller 47 seconds into the second half, but Saints looked on course for defeat with 15 minutes remaining thanks to Harry Kane’s header and a fine Ivan Perisic effort.
However, Southampton’s comeback was inspired by Theo Walcott’s slotted finish to Sekou Mara’s header. Ward-Prowse then completed the move from the spot to score a crucial point.
Southampton manger Ruben Selles:
“I’m feeling proud, very proud of the performance that the boys put on to the pitch, very proud of how the crowd supported us in the last 15 minutes, I think it was a key moment for us,” he said.
“Of course we need to analyse the game, get the things we didn’t do well, but I think we didn’t deserve to be 3-1 down, and the comeback just shows how much football and character we have in our dressing room.
“I think you can see on the pitch when we concede the 3-1 [goal], the boys got together and sent a message to each other. We went for it – we had the situation to score the second one.
“It was difficult to play after you lose against Brentford after three days, but we showed physicality, we showed football, we showed character, we showed togetherness, we saw a stadium that was bouncing with the team, and I’m very proud of it.”
After the match, Tottenham boss Antonio Conte hit out at his players and the club, saying: “The players have to take the responsibility. I see a lot of selfish players and I don’t see a team.
“In this moment we are not a team, we don’t have the spirit, we are not ready to put our heart into the pitch for the badge and to show the sense of belonging. And when you don’t have this it means you are going to finish the season really badly.
“The players have to take the right responsibility because the fans, the supporters they deserve much better than this team.”
Conte added: “They don’t want to play under pressure, they don’t want to play under stress. Tottenham’s story is this. 20 years there is the owner and they never won something. Why?”
Twitter users reacted as footage shows Southampton and Tottenham fans throw chairs at each other in the middle of a busy road…
@snapeolad: Love a game of musical chairs
@Hammer_Brooker: Spurs fans putting up as much fighting spirit as the football team
@MorningFromNBR: You’d think people grow up in life 😩
@LeeMGill: Basically a chair fight 🙈
@LastLingz: Just go for a pint you silly twats
@MarkyB1985: Spurs fans running away, what a shock! Serial bottlers!! #spursy
@Razorbrick: The classic chair tossing contest 🪑
@Baggers91: Are all football hooligans actually aiming for anyone when they lob chairs etc or are they just shite at throwing!? Don’t think I’ve ever seen one of them hit anyone!
@exfxc: Imagine getting legged by Southampton 😂
@Dav1dOLeary: “Everywhere they gooooo”
@jamminlambert: What is it with England’s obsession with chair throwing
@HoudiniWHU: 😂😂😂 modern day football scraps – no punches or wading in – it’s throw a chair 🪑 mob , pathetic
@KateGleeson1: Seems to me that football hooligans mainly just throw furniture at each other. 😂 idiots.
@BeedleB: Nothing like a good old chair up.
@Liam_Evers_CFC: Just like the club, spineless
@WestHamMatters: Grown men. Pathetic on so many levels.
@shaney9ss: Tottenham not knowing what to do when there’s not loads of Police to hide behind.
@DTrainCooper: Just reading the replies to this… I’ll be honest I’d rather see this than fucking knives and machetes kicking about. Might be a shit fight but it’s a good old fashion football meet up it happened every weekend since 70’s
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