Wrexham and Birmingham City fined after match watched by David Beckham and Tom Brady

Wrexham and Birmingham were progressive successful a fiesty League One clash a fortnight ago, with the FA present handing retired punishments to some sides aft a melee erupted precocious into the game

Wrexham and Birmingham City person some been fined by the FA aft a brawl betwixt their players during their caller League One clash.

The likes of David Beckham, Gary Neville and Tom Brady were each successful attendance astatine St Andrew's 2 weeks agone for the game. The hosts would spell connected to gain a comeback triumph against the Welsh side, owned by Hollywood superstars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.

Jack Marriott gave the visitors an aboriginal pb but Jay Stansfield scored twice to crook the crippled connected its head. Birmingham's celebrations were marred by a melee 10 minutes from clip though aft Birmingham's Alex Cochrane and Wrexham striker Paul Mullin clashed.

All 20 outfield players rushed successful to get involved, with Mullin, Wrexham skipper James McClean and Birmingham skipper Krystian Bielik were among those booked aft the incident. Bielik was aboriginal sent disconnected aft receiving a 2nd yellowish card.

The FA rapidly charged some clubs implicit the incidental and person present handed retired a punishment to the 2 rivals. In a statement, the governing assemblage said: "Birmingham City and Wrexham person been fined pursuing their EFL League One lucifer connected Monday 16 September.

"Both clubs admitted that they failed to guarantee their players did not behave successful an improper and provocative mode during the 80th minute. Birmingham City person been fined the £2,500 modular punishment and an autarkic Regulatory Commission imposed a £3,750 good connected Wrexham."

Mullin aboriginal denied suggestions that helium spot Cochrane connected the limb and the FA took nary enactment against the Wrexham star. Birmingham brag Chris Davies meantime deed retired astatine some sets of players for the melee.

“I had my backmost turned to the melee due to the fact that determination was each that nonsense going on. I didn’t really cognize that he’d picked up the archetypal yellow, and past I saw the incidental connected the touchline erstwhile they were breaking distant and you astir apt prime up a booking for that," helium said.

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“I’m precise disappointed to suffer him. That overshadows it a small bit. He’s our skipper and an important player. But we person a squad for a crushed and it gives different players an opportunity."

Wrexham proprietor Reynolds was gracious successful decision arsenic helium sent a connection to Birmingham's number shareholder Brady. He tweeted: "Tough nonaccomplishment to a bully club. Congrats @bcfc, @tombrady connected the win. Lots of play yet to go. Up The Town. Now and forever."

Meanwhile Dragons brag Phil Parkinson took purpose astatine the level of spending from Birmingham successful the summertime arsenic helium defended his side's efforts. Parkinson said: "For america arsenic a radical it’s a bully learning curve. Any decision is pugnacious to take, but we person to beryllium realistic successful presumption of wherever we’ve travel from.

“They person spent much wealth than immoderate squad extracurricular of the Premier League, and person bully prime players, but determination are areas to improve. It’s astir responding and if we travel up against that concern again, erstwhile we’re nether pressure, tin we bash better?”

Birmingham presently beryllium apical of the 3rd tier, with Wrexham 2 points down successful second, though they person played a crippled more. The leaders are adjacent successful enactment connected Tuesday erstwhile they big Huddersfield Town, portion Parkinson's broadside question to Stevenage.

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