Millwall fan storms pitch to grab linesman's flag and rip it up before being dragged away



An assistant referee was forced to change his flag after an irate Millwall fan ripped it apart when his team were denied a corner.

Alan Young had instead awarded Leicester a goal-kick so the supporter reached over the barrier and pulled the flag from the handle.



He was chucked out of The Den by stewards.

Running riot: A Millwall fan raced on to the pitch to gran the linesman's flag and rip it up

The home crowd had become increasingly angry at various decisions made by Young and referee Tim Robinson, who allowed two Anthony Knockaert challenges to go unpunished leading to two goals in the 3-1 win for Nigel Pearson’s side.

Millwall’s interim manager, Neil Harris, said he did not see the actual incident but added: ‘I saw the flag on the floor and the linesman standing there with the handle.

‘I think the young man just run over to tell the linesman how disappointed he was that he didn’t give a corner, which it clearly was.’

Away you go: The Millwall fan was unhappy about a decision made by the linesman

Off you go: The fan was dragged off the pitch during Millwall's 3-1 defeat to Leicester on New Year's Day



