Wigan 1 Burnley 0: Struck keeper Kirkland in fear of more missile yobs

21 March 2010 23:14
Chris Kirkland took revenge on Burnley fans, who struck him with a missile, by celebrating wildly in front of them when Wigan scored an injury-time winner. [LNB]But the former England goalkeeper's joy at winning this derby was overshadowed by his fears that players will continue being hit by objects from the crowd. [LNB]The FA will launch an investigation after reading referee Mike Jones' report on Monday.[LNB] Head ache: Wigan goalkeeper Chris Kirkland was struck by a missile thrown by a Burnley supporter [LNB] [LNB]But another unsavoury incident involving Burnley's Michael Duff, who struck Paul Scharner in the face with a forearm smash, is likely to go unpunished. [LNB]  Wigan boss Martinez blasts Capello over Kirkland's England snubFA to launch inquiry after Wigan's Kirkland struck by coin at BurnleyWIGAN ATHLETIC FC

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