On this day in 2005 Newcastle fined Lee Bowyer six weeks’ wages for his part in a fight with team-mate Kieron Dyer during a game against Aston Villa. Players from both sides intervened and the pair were dragged apart before referee Barry Knight showed each the red card. Bowyer (left) departed the field with a ripped shirt after the confrontation with Kieron Dyer (Owen Humphreys/PA). In the post-match press conference, Bowyer and Dyer, sat either side of boss Graeme Souness, each issued an apology. The following year Bowyer was fined £600 and ordered to pay £1,000 costs after pleading guilty at Newcastle Magistrates Court to using threatening behaviour.

Source: Express April 04, 2021 05:03 UTC