An angry fan raced on to the pitch and threw a punch at Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard after his side beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in an FA Cup quarter-final replay on Monday.
Lampard, who was celebrating with team mates, ducked to miss the punch and the spectator was manhandled to the ground before being led away by security men.
"...maybe the security people slept a little bit. They could never believe the guy could come on to the pitch and chase my players. But it was no problem," Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho told reporters.
"They (security staff) have to be alert in future. Frank Lampard is ok. He's happy with the victory. Everything else is secondary.
A Tottenham spokesman said "two people entered the field of play and have subsequently been arrested".
One was a Chelsea supporter while the other was a Spurs fan who reacted after Mourinho's players ran towards their own supporters at the Park Lane end of the ground to celebrate.
"Frank said the man went crazy, coming from nowhere," Mourinho earlier told Sky Sports. "Three, four or five people had to catch him before the security men came.
Spurs manager Martin Jol added: "That's not something you like to see but what can I do about it? We don't want that. You have to take your disappointments on the chin."
Tottenham Fan Attacks Lampard News by uk.reuters.com
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