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Forest fan claims Sheffield United’s Oli McBurnie attacked him after match

14-Dec-2022 18:37:32 | The Guardian

• George Brinkley told Nottingham court he feared for his life
• McBurnie denies assault charge after alleged incident at playoff

A Nottingham Forest fan alleged to have been stamped on by Sheffield United’s Oli McBurnie has claimed he was singled out and attacked after telling the striker: “You’re shit at football, I’m better than you.”

George Brinkley told Nottingham magistrates court he feared for his life after being put in a headlock by McBurnie’s teammate Rhian Brewster during a pitch invasion that followed last season’s Championship playoff semi-final at the City Ground.