Coventry and Hull players clash with Oli McBurnie grabbing Carl Rushworth’s neck in Saturday’s Championship opener.
It all got rather heated late on in the goalless draw, Hull’s Matt Crooks aggressively challenged Coventry’s goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, prompting a confrontation.
Players from both sides, including Hull’s new signing Oli McBurnie, got involved, with McBurnie grabbing Rushworth by the neck.
The referee issued yellow cards to McBurnie, Rushworth, and Crooks after separating the players. Have a watch of the video below…
Frustrations boil over between Coventry and Hull 🌡️ pic.twitter.com/PkLZH152ds
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Mcburnie: “I’ve matured and become a lot calmer in Spain”
Mcburnie first game of the season: #Hcafc pic.twitter.com/25PE9VmmdL
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Coventry’s Frank Lampard, per Sky Sports: “They defended their box well – I think you could tell they were very happy with the draw.
“So, not easy to break down and maybe with the (lack of) sharpness at the top end of the pitch in the first game of the season it can be a difficult game for different reasons.
“But I was happy with lots of our play, happy with a clean sheet – it’s always important if you’re not going to be absolutely at your best you make sure you don’t concede.
“Disappointed not to win the game, but there are positives to take, moving forward.”
Hull’s Sergej Jakirovic: “It was a very tough game for us because of the pressure (from Coventry). It was the first round (of the season), but we were defensively very good.
On not being able to sign new players…
“At least we can bring in three players on loan – in my previous club (Kayserispor) I had an embargo as well.
“Nobody could come and join us, we had 13, 14 players plus academy players, so I was used to it already, this situation – they’re joking with me (that) I brought the embargo to Hull.”
Here’s how fans reacted after seeing Coventry and Hull players clash with Oli McBurnie grabbing Carl Rushworth’s neck…
@jaybee87: @BBCCWRSport you couldn’t be more wrong, the incident with Rushworth, it was Crooks who clobbered into him and he made absolutely no attempt to go for the ball, and then Mcburnie grabs Rushworth by the throat and threw him to the floor. Stop defending the opposing players #PUSB
@RobPUSB: Shame that they’re both absolutely awful players… too arrogant for their own good me thinks
@Anstilt42: Grimes separating Mcburnie and Rushworth 🤣
@WeStartedFires: McBurnie in the thick of it already 🔥 love it!! We’ve been far too nice for too long #hcafc
@SkyBlueChris91: New season, same shite. Ref looks right at mcburnie choke the keeper and then clearly says to rushworth it didn’t happen. As cowardly as he is bald Madley. #PUSB #skyblues #ccfc
@j0ehendler: McBurnie grabbing Rushworth by the throat haha what a shithouse #hcafc
@mjwhites6: Already Miles better than last season. And McBurnie is gunna a proper cult hero love him! #hcafc
@Mattccfc33: Mcburnie should have had a straight red card for that he literally grabbed rushworths neck with force ffs @Coventry_City #pusb
@MrLCP87: McBurnie should have had Red, twat. Madley flapping it #pusb
@RyanEvans29: Welcome back to English football Ollie McBurnie. 🤣🤣. #COVHUL #SkyBetChampionship
@HcafcPluto: Fuckin love him already
@Matt86Holmes: I know everyone is laughing and loving it but that’s such a stupid and needless card. #hcafc
@HCAFCjames1: Bit of fight and backing your team mates is refreshing, i love this team already #hcafc
@SufcLuke_: Forget ability, love owt like this me, explains why I love oli mc 😂
@LeoStout7: Haha crooks loves a scrap was like that at Boro
@youknowJim: This is one of main things he offers and honestly reckon a few blades just want him for this passion shite
@LewisOsborne01: The fucking boys. Bit of fight in the team absolutely love it. We’re Hull City mush. #hcafc
@JakirovicsDream:
Things that are certain in life –
– Death ✅
– Taxes ✅
– Oli McBurnie getting into a scrap ✅
My shithouse number 9. UTT.
#hcafc
@JOsborn_: McBurnie straight into it. In other news, water is wet
@Soley1904: Been crying out for this. Crooks, Lundstrum and Mcburnie straight into them. Doesn’t always have to be pretty. #hcafc
@lfcynwa_9: I swear championship is just scraps guaranteed 😂😂😂😂
@RichQuelch:
Yep.
We’ve.
Made.
It.
Crooks.
McBurnie.
Slinging.
It.
Around.
Up.
The.
Agro.
Tigers.
#hcafc
@tommyrugiada:
Oli McBurnie’s magic, he wears a magic hat,
He could’ve gone to Sheffield, he said f*ck no to that,
Acun’s on the phone, he says he needs some goals,
Oli said I’ll come to Hull and f*cking win it all #hcafc 😆🙌
