Man charged with assault after Jack Grealish ‘punched from behind’ in Aston Villa clash metro.co.uk

A man has been charged with invading the pitch during Aston Villa’s Second City derby match against Birmingham and assaulting captain Jack Grealish. The midfielder, 23, was allegedly assaulted from behind as he stood in the Birmingham penalty area. Paul Mitchell, 27, is accused of attacking the player less than 10 minutes into the Championship clash at Birmingham’s St Andrew’s Stadium on Sunday afternoon.