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Vicious brawl breaks out between Swansea and Coventry fans with steward caught in the face trying to break it up

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A VICIOUS brawl has broken out between Swansea and Coventry fans with a steward caught in the face as he tried to break it up.

An incredible 2,000 travelling supporters made the journey to Wales for the Championship clash.

The Coventry fan (right) fought the Swansea supporter (left)
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The Coventry fan (right) fought the Swansea supporter (left)Credit: Alamy
A steward was caught up in the scrap
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A steward was caught up in the scrapCredit: Alamy
The brawl occurred during the match
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The brawl occurred during the matchCredit: Alamy

However, the day was marred by crowd trouble.

An incident occurred at the Swansea.com Stadium as tempers flared near the away end.

Two yobs attacked each other during the match.

Stewards jumped in an attempt to separate the pair and one was hit in the face.

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The security official saw his hat knocked off and he was pictured holding his nose in pain.

The game between the two Championship sides ended 0-0.

Swansea look set to stay in the division next season, sitting 15th in the league table.

Meanwhile, Coventry have aims of making the play-offs and they are just three points behind sixth place.

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This is not the first time fans of the Swans have been involved in trouble in recent weeks.

The club had to issue a statement slamming the behaviour of a "minority of supporters" after "several incidents of disruption and anti-social behaviour" when they met rivals Cardiff last weekend.

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