Steward ‘pushes and knees’ Jack Grealish before being dragged out of St Andrew’s by cops during Birmingham vs Aston Villa derby

A STEWARD was hauled out of St Andrew's by police after appearing to push and KNEE Jack Grealish during his celebrations against Birmingham.

The Aston Villa star, who was incredibly PUNCHED by a pitch invader in the first half, celebrated in the crowd with away fans in the 67th minute after giving the visitors the lead.

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Shocking footage appears to show one steward shove Grealish and knee him in the back.

As Grealish and his Villa team-mates climb back over the advertising board and onto the pitch, cops can be seen confronting the man and dragging him down the tunnel.

While Tyrone Mings can be seen angrily arguing with the individual in question as security in orange bibs tried their best to diffuse the situation.

It's unclear what the steward was so enraged about after Grealish put the visitors in front in the local derby.

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Grealish's strike proved to be the winner against the Blues to send the Villans up to ninth in the table.

But the match was marred by the shocking assault on the England youth international, who was sent crashing to the canvas after being whacked from behind.

Birmingham have confirmed that the fan will never set foot inside St Andrew's again, while they will personally apologise to Grealish.

The supporter was CHEERED off the pitch by the Birmingham faithful as he was being led away.

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Gary Neville demanded the club receive a 10-game stadium ban over the incident, or a possible points deduction.

Speaking to Sky Sports, former Blues boss Gary Rowett said: "It is unbelievable. It’s a shameful act of cowardice, it’s hard to put it in any other term.

"It’s certainly not what you want to see in any game, in any walk of life. Disgraceful to be quite honest."

While Villa legend Lee Hendrie said: "This is absolutely embarrassing. How we can say we have come to watch a game of football, yeah I’m all for the rivalry, I’m all for the banter but that is completely below the belt.

"If you are a Birmingham City fan you are embarrassed to see that. That is the worst thing I have seen on a football pitch."

SunSport has contacted West Midlands Police for comment.

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