Tottenham fan charged with assault after kicking at Arsenal keeper

Police have confirmed how a man will be going to court after he kicked Arsenal goal keeper Ramsdale during the North London Derby.

35-year-old Joseph Watts is due to appear at Highbury Magistrate’s Court on Friday 17th February after an incident wherein he kicked Arsenal goalkeeper Ramsdale at the end f the derby.This came after Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspurs, with Watts being charged with assault by beating, going onto an area adjacent to playing area and throwing a missile onto a football playing area.

Ramsdale told Sky Sports that the Spurs fans were ‘giving some through the game’ and that he was giving some back. ‘The people I did give it to greeted in sportsmanlike terms but one fan tried to give me a little punch on the back.’

The player expressed his shame as it is ‘just a game of football at the end of the day.’ Meanwhile, Tottenham manager Antonio Conte called for more respect to be sown to players.

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