Fan charged after arrests at Coventry v Norwich City match

Four Canaries supporters were arrested after a 1-1 draw at Coventry City on October 7, which prompted scuffles and arguments in the away end.

An 11-year-old girl was also struck with a £1 coin which was thrown into the home seating in the final moments of the game, as Coventry celebrated an 88th-minute equaliser thanks to a Ben Gibson own goal.

Norwich players looking on at the angry reaction to their 1-1 draw with Coventry back in October (Image: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images)

Of the four arrested, one man believed to be a Norwich fan has been charged.

A West Midlands Police spokesman said: "Christoper Roe, who was arrested on suspicion of a section five public order offence, was charged and is due to appear before magistrates in Coventry on March 28, 2024.

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"The 43-year old, who lives in Lister Street, Nuneaton, was due in court on December 6 but the initial hearing was adjourned."

An 11-year-old girl was struck with a £1 coin, thought to have been thrown from the away end, towards the end of the game (Image: @bobbydodo74)

A separate incident involving two men, aged 52 and 33, and a 14-year-old boy is still being investigated by police, who added: "Enquiries are ongoing around the case of disorder on a bus in Classic Drive, Coventry."

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A man who was initially arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated offence has been released with no further action and inquiries into suspected assaults in the away end have also finished with no further action.

In total four people were arrested after the game (Image: Paul Chesterton)

The extent of the anger among a minority of the Norwich fans at the Coventry Building Society Arena shocked those in attendance, with some players exchanging words with supporters as tempers flared.

Coventry's late equaliser left David Wagner's team with one win in five matches to slip to seventh in the Championship table after 11 games.

Four straight defeats followed but an upturn in results recently has kept City within reach of the battle for a play-off place as the season approaches its halfway point.