Nottingham Forest v Leicester City: Fan arrested after first-half incident

A man has been arrested following an incident in which a fan ran onto the pitch as Nottingham Forest players celebrated their third goal in a 4-1 FA Cup win over local rivals Leicester City.

The supporter was restrained by stewards and then escorted away from the City Ground Stadium by police.

It was the first meeting between the East Midlands' clubs since both were in the Championship in 2014.

Leicester City say they are «appalled».

Nottinghamshire Police chief inspector Neil Williams told BBC Sport: «We have arrested a man in connection with an incident that took place during the first half of the Nottingham Forest and Leicester City FA Cup match.

»Investigations are in the very early stages and our enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident are ongoing."

In response to the incident, Leicester have offered their apologies to their hosts.

«The club is appalled by such behaviour and offers its apologies to Nottingham Forest and its players whose safety was compromised,» said the Foxes in a statement.

«We applaud the swift action taken by City Ground stewards in apprehending the individual involved, who will be subject to a lifetime ban from all Leicester City fixtures at home and away.

»We will offer every support to the relevant authorities in pursuing further appropriate action."

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers said: «It's behaviour we do not want to see.

»The field has to be a safe environment, we must always retain the respect in football and unfortunately the guy has come onto the pitch.

«The rules of society have changed — there's no respect. People feel entitled to think they can do these things. We can't have that lack of respect.»

The incident followed a plea by Nottinghamshire Police earlier on