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West Brom defender Chris Brunt was pelted by angry Baggies fans after their defeat at Championship Reading.

Premier League Albion lost 3-1 despite taking the lead from captain Darren Fletcher.

Brunt went over to applaud the away fans after the final whistle and was subjected to abuse.

As he continued to applaud them and walked closer to the away fans, the left-back was hit by an object thrown from the crowd.

The fuming star then picked up the item - which looked like a coin - and went to personally remonstrate with the supporters before giving his shirt to a fan.

He was eventually ushered away by stewards and Albion skipper Fletcher after the ugly scenes.

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Brunt spoke of his disgust at the incident after the game.

"I was walking towards our supporters at the end, and they thought it was OK to throw a coin at their own players. I'm disgusted," he told the BBC.

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"If they want to come forward and say they don't like what they've seen then that's fine. Fans are frustrated we were 1-0 up and lost.

"They paid a lot of money to come, but a small minority spoilt it. There were young kids there. I was absolutely disgusted and ashamed."

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Manager Tony Pulis backed his defender and condemned the actions of some of the Baggies fans.

“For someone to do that is just absolutely abominable and I hope the police take action, never mind the football club.

“To throw a coin at someone from such a short distance - the lad could have had his eye out. A kid who’s played over 300 games and worn the shirt with great pride as well, for that to happen is just ridiculous.

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“Everybody's disappointed because we’ve lost the game. Everybody’s disappointed that we’ve not got what we’ve come for. But to do things like that is, like I say, outrageous.”

Regarding abuse aimed at himself and his players after the final whistle, Pulis added: “I think that’s the way the game is. It’s not nice.

“Someone said the other day, Wenger got it at Arsenal at the start of the season, Mourinho got it at Chelsea, their players did as well. It’s just the way the game’s going unfortunately. It’s not what you want, but you have to deal with it."