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Forest and Rams back in dock

01 Feb 2010 - 14:19:34

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The Football Association is to investigate the ugly scenes which marred the end of Derby County's 1-0 Championship win over local rivals Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

Players and coaching staff from both sides were involved in a skirmish at full-time following a feisty encounter at Pride Park.

Forest manager Billy Davies has accused Derby counterpart of a 'cowardly' attack on him during the melee.

"I'll tell you what happened and you can ask Nigel Clough this, because I said to him that he was out of order when I was in the middle of the skirmish," Davies told Sky Sports.

"He came in and kneed me in the back of the leg. I said to him that I wouldn't have minded him doing it to my face but to do it to my back was a bit cowardly and that's why I never shook his hand at the end.

"He tried to claim it was an accident but he knows as well as I know that it wasn't an accident.

"I have no doubt in my mind over what happened, hence why I never shook his hand."

The two Midlands rivals had both been handed suspended fines by the FA following another melee when they met in a similarly fractious encounter at the City Ground earlier in the season.