Shocking moment football hooligan headbutts rival fan: Outnumbered supporter is goaded with vile chants and sprayed with beer before attack at station
- Southampton football fan was headbutted by a rival supporter on Saturday night
- The victim was surrounded by a group of Portsmouth fans in Basingstoke station
- Fans threw beer at the man and subjected him to vile chants before the assault
This is the shocking moment a football hooligan headbutted a rival fan and knocked him out at a train station.
Footage shows the Southampton Football Club supporter collapsing to the ground after he was attacked by a fan from rival club Portsmouth.
Moments before the assault the lone Saints fan had beer thrown at him as he was surrounded by a large group of Pompey supporters singing an abusive chant.
Police have now launched a hunt for the unidentified man who headbutted him at Basingstoke Railway Station at aroungd 8.20pm on Saturday.
The Southampton fan, pictured in the red and white top, was headbutted on Saturday night at Basingstoke Railway Station
One of the Portsmouth fans headbutted the victim who was knocked to the ground
The victim was left lying on the floor following the assault which Portsmouth Football Club has condemned
The floored Southampton fan was seen receiving first-aid treatment from passersby
The mobile phone footage was filmed just hours after Southampton’s FA Cup home win against Coventry and Portsmouth’s League One defeat away at Oxford.
It shows the bewildered-looking Saints fan in the middle of a huddle of Portsmouth fans.
The Pompey fans can be seen directing a vile chant at him. The song boasts of hitting their rivals ‘with a brick’ because ‘he makes me feel sick’.
Beer was launched at the man and then moments later a Portsmouth fan in a green jacket is seen to grab the Saints fan and headbutt him.
The victim was recorded collapsing to the ground, apparently unconscious, and was seen receiving first-aid treatment from passersby.
Portsmouth Football Club condemned the attack and is investigating. A club spokesman said: ‘We are aware that police are currently investigating an alleged incident from the weekend.
The Southampton fan was surrounded by supporters from rival club Portsmouth on Saturday
The Portsmouth fans, pictured left, surrounded the man and showered him in beer and subjected him to vile chants
‘Portsmouth Football Club do not condone any form of football-related violence, either inside or outside the stadium.’
British Transport Police has launched a hunt for the attacker.
A spokeswoman said: ‘Officers were called to Basingstoke station at 8.21pm, on February 5, following reports of a fight. A man was assaulted, but declined medical treatment.
‘Enquiries into the incident are ongoing and any witnesses who haven’t already spoken to police can contact BTP by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 612 of 05/02/22.’
A Hampshire Constabulary football unit said of the victim: ‘Considering what happened he is doing OK.’
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