France full-back Lucas Digne and team-mate Matty Cash were hit by a bottle thrown from the stands, seconds after Digne gave Aston Villa the opener from a corner against his former club Everton on Saturday.
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We were playing extra time in the first half, for this match of the 23rd day of the Premier League, when a corner kick taken in by Digne from the right flank of the attack, was deflected by Emiliano Buendia to deceive Jordan Pickford and give the advantage to the Villans (0-1, 45th + 2).
As the Villa players gathered in the corner where the corner had been taken to congratulate each other, a plastic bottle hit the two players who briefly went to the ground, before play resumed for a few seconds before the break.
Lucas Digne on the floor.
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He takes revenge by signing the decisive pass
Former Everton player whom he had left ten days ago, pushed out by coach Rafael Benitez - sacked a few days later for poor results -, Digne had been whistled before the match by his former public .
He took revenge by delivering his first assist of the season in the league.
Two weeks ago, French Crystal Palace player Michael Olise was also hit in the head by a plastic bottle thrown by Millwall supporters during a Cup match.
