West Brom defender Mattock faces trial over four assault charges

In the dock: West Brom defender Joe MattockWest Brom defender Joe Mattock is to stand trial over allegations that he assaulted two men and two women during a nightclub fracas.Matlock denied three counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one of assault by beating at Leicester Crown Court on Thursday morning.The 19-year-old former Leicester player also denied a charge of doing an act tending and intended to pervert the course of justice by contacting a witness by phone and offering to pay money to one of the alleged victims.The charges relate to an alleged incident at the Liquid Envy nightclub in Church Gate, Leicester, on August 30 last year.Mattock, of Grove Road, Leicester, who was wearing a white shirt, no tie and a dark grey suit, spoke only to confirm his name and plead not guilty to all charges.He was granted unconditional bail until a trial at Leicester Crown Court on August 2.Leicester-born Mattock, who has been capped five times by England Under-21s, joined Albion for an undisclosed fee in August 2009. Goal before storm: Mattock scores for West Brom in FA Cup draw with Reading Reading 2 West Brom 2: Joe Mattock to the rescue after Jimmy Kebe is quick off the mark  

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