City will say that they were not the aggressors in the St Andrew’s melee
Barry Cooper Hull City correspondent
10:12, 24 Oct 2025
Joe Gelhardt and Jay Stansfield square up at St Andrew’s(Image: SmartFrame/Pro Sports Images)
Hull City are preparing their case as they look to fight an FA charge levied against them after last Saturday’s feisty 3-2 win at Birmingham City.
Both the Blues and Tigers have been sanctioned by the governing body after the two sets of players and staff were engaged in an ugly exchange before half-time at St Andrew’s following a challenge involving Kyle Joseph and Patrick Roberts.
During the colourful events, Tigers boss Sergej Jakirovic alleged that a member of the Blues’ security staff made offensive comments and that manager Chris Davies swore at the City chief, though Davies has maintained he didn’t use abusive language.
Birmingham, in a hastily put together statement within an hour of the game finishing, claimed they had carried out a thorough investigation and criticised Jakirovic, who remains defiant that offensive words were directed at him, but is keen not to take the matter any further.
The Tigers remain defiant about what was said by the Birmingham staff at St Andrew’s, and it’s understood that they were disappointed with the tone of the statement released by their Championship rivals, and their feelings will be put forward in the evidence they submit, saying they were not the aggressors.
It’s the sixth time in the past 12 months that Birmingham have been involved in ugly scenes on the pitch and were fined £100,000 earlier this month. The Blues can expect a heavy punishment should they be found guilty.
Birmingham goalkeeper Bradley Mayo has also been sanctioned, with all parties having until Monday to provide their responses to the FA, which will then decide any punishment.
“Hull City, Birmingham City and Bradley Mayo have been charged following their EFL Championship fixture on Saturday, 18 October. It’s alleged that both failed to ensure players and/or technical area occupant behaved in an improper way around the 42nd minute,” the FA said in a statement.
“It’s also alleged that the goalkeeper (Mayo) acted in an improper manner and/or used abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour towards the match official/s around the tunnel area after the final whistle. Hull City, Birmingham City, and Bradley Mayo have until Monday, 27 October to provide their responses.”
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