Two fans have been charged following incidents at Brighton’s Premier League match with Aston Villa.
51-year-old John McAuliffe from Redditch has been charged under the Football Offences Act with setting off a flare, and Thomas Carter, a 28-year-old from Goring-by-Sea, was charged with assaulting a club steward by beating.
The steward received medical attention for minor injuries.
Both men are due to appear at Brighton Magistrates Court on February 6.
Police are also investigating a reported assault on a man aged 56 from Bedford just outside the stadium as he was leaving after the match, in which he received cuts and bruises. No arrests have been made at this stage.
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