Birmingham City 1-1 Ipswich Town: Visitors set to make official complaint after Blues fan appeared to try to hit Jack Taylor.

A Birmingham City fan appeared to attempt to strike Ipswich Town’s Jack Taylor as the visitors celebrated a late equaliser in Friday’s Championship opener at St Andrew’s; tempers flared in stoppage time of the 1-1 draw following a controversial penalty.

Ipswich Town are preparing to file an official complaint after a Birmingham City fan appeared to attempt to hit midfielder Jack Taylor.

Taylor alerted club officials to the flashpoint that occurred following Ipswich’s late equaliser at St Andrew’s in a tense finish to Friday’s Championship opener, which ended 1–1.

According to a Sky Sports News source, referee Andrew Kitchen, the EFL, and the police were all aware of Taylor’s claims after the game.

Tempers flared after Ipswich was given a controversial stoppage-time penalty.

George Hirst converted, and the Ipswich players celebrated in front of a Birmingham crowd. Both teams clashed, with one melee spilling onto the pitch and into the crowd.

A fan is seen hurdling a fence and running towards the scene, prompting security and stewards to intervene and wrestle him to the ground.

Taylor was at the centre of the dispute, attempting to protect teammate Conor Chaplin.

Chaplin was cautioned for kicking the ball into the stands behind the goal following Hirst’s equaliser.

Sky Sports News has reached out to Birmingham City, the Football Association, the EFL, and the West Midlands Police for comment.

McKenna on altercation after Hirst equaliser.

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna was questioned about the altercation between a Birmingham fan and his players following Hirst’s equaliser. “It’ll be seen and reported and let’s see what happens,” he told me.

“I believe there was an incident involving the crowd and one of the players, which was not ideal. When players clash on the pitch, emotions run high, which is understandable.

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