TalkSPORT duo Gabby Agbonlahor and Jamie O'Hara have condemned the 'dangerous' Leeds United fan who confronted Eddie Howe in the dugout. The Newcastle United head coach was shoved in the closing stages of the 2-2 draw at Elland Road by the supporter who was eventually dragged away by matchday staff.
Howe later admitted he felt his personal safety had been 'violated' on the touchline, describing it as a 'what if' moment and an incident which should be reflected upon to improve security on matchdays. Leeds issued a swift response to the ugly incident, confirming the fan had been arrested and handed a lifetime ban as a result.
Agbonlahor and O'Hara discussed the draw at first in their review of Saturday's action, which leaves Sam Allardyce's side a point adrift of safety with two matches remaining in their season. However, the pundits moved on to the confrontation with the former comparing it to Jack Grealish being punched on the pitch by a fan during a derby-day encounter between Aston Villa and Birmingham in March 2019.
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Agbonlahor told talkSPORT: "He's got to be punished because like we said when we saw it Jamie, he could have had anything on him. Luckily for Eddie Howe, he only pushed him. We've seen the incident with Grealish in the Villa-Blues game, there's got to be a big punishment for the fan.
O'Hara added: "I agree, it was shocking and Leeds obviously need to have a little bit more security around the dugout. Stewards, I understand it's not really their job to stop people, but they can help and you've got to have security. To get that close to Eddie Howe, [it was] dangerous. It was not good enough."
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