Premier League's Ricardo Fuller and Vedran Corluka face bans for fan confrontation

11 April 2011 01:31
Ricardo Fuller and Vedran Corluka could face bans after confronting fans at Tottenham's 3-2 win over visitors Stoke on Saturday. [LNB]Stoke striker Fuller grabbed a Tottenham fan by the neck in the closing moments while home defender Corluka had to be held back by Spurs assistant manager Kevin Bond after confronting one of his own supporters.[LNB]Emotions also ran high at Bolton's Reebok Stadium, where West Ham midfielder Mark Noble appeared to punch his team's goalkeeper Robert Green in the chest after angry words were exchanged.[LNB] Fuller anger: Stoke City's Ricardo Fuller could be in hot water with the FA after confronting a Spurs fan[LNB]At Molineux, Everton forward Jermaine Beckford had a slanging match with his manager David Moyes after being substituted in the second half. [LNB]Fuller is the most likely to be banned by the FA once they see referee Kevin Friend's report today, as he physically confronted a Spurs fan who was shouting at him. [LNB]Some Tottenham fans had mocked Corluka for giving Stoke the chance to equalise by putting a free-kick out of play in stoppage time. Corluka, 25, responded by running over to scream at them in Croatian 'like a man possessed', the fan said.[LNB]Corluka said: 'I told one supporter he was an idiot. He was moaning during the match when he should have been supporting the team. I told him to support instead of criticising.'[LNB] Cor blimey: Vedran Corluka also had to be separated from a fan[LNB]Moyes said of Beckford: 'I was upset with him. He accepted what I said I don't think he had any choice. I told him that this is what you do at Everton. Everyone knows the team comes before everything else. I set certain standards. I wanted him to run more in the second half.'[LNB]West Ham manager Avram Grant was not bothered by his players' clash, saying: 'I saw that something was going on, that an argument developed, but they shook hands in the dressing room and it is all forgotten.'[LNB] Corluka in angry clash with Spurs fans during thrilling victory over StokeTottenham 3 Stoke 2: Crouch scores twice to help banish Madrid nightmareRedknapp insists Spurs can clinch top four spot after edging out Stoke All the latest Stoke news, features and opinionAll the latest Tottenham news, features and opinion[LNB]  Explore more:People: Robert Green, Kevin Bond, David Moyes

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