Man charged with assaulting Arsenal goalkeeper after match
Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, in green, is ushered away after an incident at the end of the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. The incident happened when a spectator climbed onto an advertising board and appeared to kick Ramsdale after the team's 2-0 win over Tottenham in the Premier League. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Frank Augstein]
LONDON (AP) — A man has been charged with assaulting Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale after the team’s Premier League game against Tottenham. Britain’s Press Association reports that the Metropolitan Police charged Joseph Watts, 35, with assault by beating. Watts is due to appear at Highbury Magistrates’ Court in London on Feb. 17. Ramsdale appeared to be kicked in the back by a spectator after picking up his water bottle from behind one of the goals after Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday.
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A spectator, top left, stands on an advertising board as Arsenal players run towards Arsenal's goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, hidden in green, during an incident at the end of the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. The incident happened when a spectator climbed onto an advertising board and appeared to kick Ramsdale after the team's 2-0 win over Tottenham in the Premier League. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS/Frank Augstein