Man admits assaulting Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsdale after Tottenham match

A 35-year-old man has admitted assaulting the Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at the end of the north London derby.

Ramsdale, 24, was kicked in the back shortly after the Gunners beat Spurs 2-0 in a Premier League match on 15 January.

Joseph Watts pleaded guilty at Uxbridge magistrates court to assault by beating, going on to an area adjacent to the playing area and throwing a missile on to a football playing area.

He also threw four coins towards the pitch.

Watts, of Dalston in Hackney, east London, appeared in person to confirm his name, age and address before entering the pleas.