Ipswich fan punched hole in ceiling celebrating equaliser against NorwichPaul Anderson offers to foot the bill, saying ‘it’s my fault’

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Paul Anderson, the Ipswich midfielder who scored his side’s late first-half equaliser in the Championship play-off semi-final, has offered to pay for the damage caused when a fan punched the ceiling celebrating.

Ross Morgan was watching the first leg of Ipswich’s match against Norwich and when Anderson levelled deep into added time at the end of the first half, he managed to put a fist-sized dent in his own ceiling.

“I went for a fist pump while jumping up at the same time,” said the 25-year-old Ipswich fan. “The next thing I knew I had gone through the ceiling.”

But after tweeting a picture of the damage after the match, he was surprised when Anderson himself replied offering to foot the bill, adding that it was his fault.

Paul Anderson (@P18NDO) @rossmorgan1989 tell me how much to fix it and I'll pay it mate 👍🏻

Paul Anderson (@P18NDO) @rossmorgan1989 seriously let me know. It's my fault haha

After the story went viral, Morgan tweeted Anderson again to tell him he had been made famous – and to ask what he should break if the midfielder scored in the second leg too. “Anything you want,” replied Anderson. “Nothing too expensive please.”