'Load of nonsense!' - Birmingham star speaks out after Paul Mullin almost bites his leg in fiery Wrexham clash
Birmingham star Alex Cochrane has spoken out on a bizarre clash with Wrexham's Paul Mullin in their League One clash.
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Birmingham won 3-1 on Monday
Cochrane and Mullin clashed
Almost sparked mass brawl
WHAT HAPPENED?
In a clash of two unbeaten sides in League One, Birmingham beat Wrexham 3-1 thanks to a brace from Jay Stansfield and a brilliant long-range goal from Tomoki Iwata. After Mullin's introduction as a second-half substitute, Cochrane attempted to tackle him and sent him sprawling to the turf. There, Mullin seemed to stop himself from biting his opponent.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Mullin and Cochrane's clash appeared to spark a more febrile atmosphere inside St Andrew's and quickly afterwards, Krystian Bielik was sent off for a second yellow card after a lunging tackle. Cochrane has now revealed that he has no idea what was going on after he was fouled, and has claimed it was simply a nonsensical incident.
WHAT COCHRANE SAID
Cochrane told Sky after the game: "I don't really know to be honest, I was on the floor. I think it was just a bit of handbags, out of nothing, but not too much. Just a load of nonsense, really!"
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WHAT NEXT?
Birmingham will next be in action against Rotherham this weekend while Wrexham take on Crawley Town.