There wasn’t just trouble between Sunderland and Coventry City fans this weekend, as Burnley and Cardiff City supporters also got caught up in a fight.
Following the Clarets’ heated 2-0 win over the Bluebirds, fans made their way out of Turf Moor, however the result was too much for some as parents with their children, women and older folks got attacked.
It is said that Cardiff fans charged at Burnley fans nearby the ground and during the fracas, one fan – said to be of Burnley’s – ended up getting knocked out cold.
Watch the moment it came to blows in the viral video below…
Burnley and Cardiff fans fighting after the game today. The man knocked out is thought to be Burnley. #BFC #CCFC pic.twitter.com/yYSStqMHpo
— Casual Mind (@CasualMind_) 13 April 2019
The video has been uploaded multiple times, but on the one we’ve embedded, it has been viewed over 50,000 times.
Police nor the clubs have announced or given a statement on what happened.
The game itself was a fiery one as a win for either side would be a huge boost towards Premier League safety.
In the end it was Burnley who came out on top, beating Cardiff 2-0.
On the 31st minute, Chris Wood broke the deadlock with a header from a corner, though Cardiff were awarded a penalty after defender Ben Mee headed the ball against his own arm.
Mike Dean however controversially reversed the decision after talking to assistant Darren Cann, sparking anger for Neil Warnock and his players.
Warnock ?️ "I think I must have run over a few cats"
Dyche ?️ "If you want me to start talking about things that have gone against us, there's plenty"
Penalty controversy for Cardiff as Mike Dean reverses his initial decision! #beINPL #BURCAR ? HD11 pic.twitter.com/t9GUeMYhTo
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) 13 April 2019
Wood again found the net in injury to score his 10th Premier League goal of this season and seal his side’s victory.
It takes Burnley to 14th and nine points off the drop with four games to go.
Cardiff though remain in the relegation zone five points from safety and five left to play.
After watching a video of Burnley and Cardiff fans clashing after Saturday afternoon’s match, social media users took to give their reaction, there was mocking for the person narrating what was happening, plus a lot of love for the woman with crutches strolling through the middle of the fight – check out what they had to say on the next page.
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