Good to see our fans letting off a flare again yesterday![]()
Phil McNulty, BBC Sport chief football writer at Villa Park
Aston Villa 0-1 Tottenham
"Surely it is time something was done by the increasing - not to mention idiotic - trend of supporters bringing flares into grounds. It was only a matter of time before one created an incident and we had one here at Villa Park when referee's assistant David Bryan was struck by one thrown by Spurs' fans celebrating Andros Townsend's goal.
"Fortunately he is fit and well to carry on but that was an unsavoury incident."
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