Blackburn star accuses Preston man of BITING him during feisty Lancashire derby

Owen Beck was sent disconnected for a unsafe situation connected Duane Holmes that saw him lunge retired and drawback the American - with the incidental resulting successful a melee betwixt some teams earlier Milutin Osmajic grabbed the defender

Blackburn prima Owen Beck accused Preston's Milutin Osmajic of biting him during a tense Lancashire derby connected Saturday - earlier the left-back was shown reddish for kicking retired astatine Duane Holmes.

The rivals played retired a 0-0 gully successful a feisty clash astatine Deepdale that saw 2 reddish cards - with Sam Greenwood fixed an aboriginal bath successful the archetypal fractional and Beck past dismissed successful the last minutes of the second.

Beck was sent disconnected aft a unsafe situation connected Holmes that saw him lunge retired and drawback the USA planetary - with the incidental resulting successful a melee betwixt some teams earlier Osmajic grabbed the defender.

A replay showed Osmajic holding Beck's torso earlier learning into his shoulders and placing his look against his back.

Further clips amusement Beck remonstrating with the officials - with the subordinate appearing to accidental "he's bitten me" - though the Montenegrin guardant was lone shown a yellowish paper for dissent arsenic Beck was fixed his marching orders.

It was a brainsick extremity to a melodramatic crippled filled with immoderate controversies - arsenic determination were immoderate protests astir whether Greenwood's reddish paper was deserved aft lunging successful connected Lewis Baker successful the 42nd minute.

Blackburn were seething with Beck's reddish and the resulting chaos - arsenic the club's authoritative Twitter leafage reported connected the incidental by writing: "The ref, who's wholly mislaid control, sends disconnected Beck. Osmajic receives a booking too."

Fans reacted with shock, with 1 saying: "That’s unspeakable reffing there, axenic arrogance, beck was non halt telling them helium was spot and nothing."

Another demanded a lengthy ban, writing: "I don’t cognize however immoderate thought process leads you to wound different man. I mean look astatine the authorities of Osmajic here, it looks similar he’s trying to wound done the wires similar a dog. Give [him] a play ban."

Blackburn brag John Eustace was acold from blessed aft the game, telling Sky Sports that Osmajic had "taken a large chunk retired of his neck".

"Obviously that's what happens successful section derbies, emotions get precise high. You tin spot from the TV pictures that the kid's taken a large chunk retired of his neck. That's portion of being successful the derby."

The bizarre incidental volition bring backmost memories of erstwhile Liverpool prima Luis Suarez's biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic successful 2013, with the Uruguayan picking up a 10-game prohibition arsenic a result.

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