Punches thrown as Leeds and Barnsley fans fight in stadium before security drag thug away in headlock
Posted Monday, September 16, 2019 by Thesun.co.uk
PUNCHES were thrown as Leeds and Barnsley fans brawled at the Oakwell stadium - with security forced to drag one thug away in a headlock.
Reports suggest some Leeds fans had snuck into the home end - sparking the heated row in Barnsley.
Leeds and Barnsley fans brawled during the heated game at Oakwell
One fan was dragged away by security in a headlock amidst the melee
Police were forced to intervene as fans from both sides exchanged blows
Posting a video of the melee on Twitter, one fan of the away side wrote: "Leeds fans sitting where they want as per usual."
In the clip, supporters of both teams can be seen exchanging haymakers with stewards scrambling to intervene.
Police then arrive on the scene in a bid to break up the melee - with a handful of fans dragged away, all the while goading their rivals.
In the game itself, Arsenal loanee Eddie Nketiah continued his red-hot form with late winner for Leeds in the Yorkshire derby.
The Gunners youngster, 20, netted his fourth goal of the season in all competitions to fire Leeds into the automatic promotion places.
Coming off the bench in then 70th-minute, to replace Patrick Bamford, Nketiah changed the mood of the game entirely.
And finally Leeds' pressure paid off as the young Arsenal striker slotted home from six yards out after the ball was whipped in by a Kalvin Phillips set-piece.
Mateusz Klich then made sure of the three points as he converted a penalty - won by Nketiah - with just one minute left of the 90.
The win catapulted Leeds top of the Championship, edging above Swansea on goal difference - helped by Klich's spot-kick - both on 16 points.
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