CHAMPIONSHIP star Owen Beck appeared to accuse a Championship rival of BITING him before he was shown a red card.
Blackburn star Beck, who is the great-nephew of Liverpool legend Ian Rush, was embroiled in a fierce melee with Preston players during their clash at Deepdale on Sunday afternoon.
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X @SkyFootballPreston’s Milutin Osmajic grabbed Beck after he lashed out and moved his head close to him[/caption]
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The clash reached boiling point in the 88th minute with Preston on the ball deep in the Blackburn half.
After briefly being dispossessed, stars from both teams put their bodies on the line in an effort to win the ball.
However, 22-year-old Beck sparked fury from North End stars when he viciously kicked out at Duane Holmes as he dribbled the ball past him after referee, Matt Donohue, had blown his whistle.
Milutin Osmajic took huge offence to the act and grabbed on to Beck’s shirt with both hands.
He then moved his head towards the back of Beck’s neck, with the Rovers defender then swiftly trying to move away after appearing to feel something on his neck.
After being let go, he was then seen holding the back of his neck and telling the ref: “He just bit me.”
However, the ref gave Beck his marching orders for his swipe against Holmes and his subsequent role in sparking the melee.
It is not clear whether Osmajic did indeed bite Beck.
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The punishment for biting another player is severe.
In April 2013, former Liverpool ace Luis Suarez was handed a four-month ban from football after he was found guilty of biting Chelsea‘s Branislav Ivanovic.
The match ended 0-0, with Preston’s Sam Greenwood also sent off in the first half.
The point leaves Blackburn four points off of league leaders West Brom, while Preston have climbed out of the relegation zone.