Watch over-excited Steve Bruce accidentally ELBOW linesman in the face after Callum Wilson misses chance vs Liverpool

STEVE BRUCE was left apologising after accidentally elbowing a linesman in the face during Newcastle’s 0-0 draw with Liverpool. A missed Callum Wilson chance in the first-half of Wednesday’s game saw the Toon boss leap up in agony. However, crossing in front of Bruce at the unfortunate moment was assistant referee Harry Lennard. Bruce’s over-excited […]

STEVE BRUCE was left apologising after accidentally elbowing a linesman in the face during Newcastle’s 0-0 draw with Liverpool.

A missed Callum Wilson chance in the first-half of Wednesday’s game saw the Toon boss leap up in agony.

However, crossing in front of Bruce at the unfortunate moment was assistant referee Harry Lennard.

Bruce’s over-excited reaction caught the lino, who could not duck out of the way in time.

Lennard nonetheless escaped unscathed and immediately carried on his duties down the line.

That left a red-faced Bruce apologetic as he put his arms on the lino, patting him on the back as he went on his way.

Amazon Prime co-commentator Ally McCoist saw the funny side of the incident and remarked that it would have been ‘harsh’ to book the Newcastle boss.

When jokingly asked if the challenge was a yellow card offence, he chuckled: “I don’t think so.

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Steve Bruce accidentally clattered into Harry Lennard in Wednesday’s draw[/caption]

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The Newcastle boss quickly apologised for his elbow[/caption]

“That would certainly go down as a harsh booking, no?”

In the last Premier League game of 2020, Liverpool were held to a point after failing to get past inspired Toon goalkeeper Karl Darlow.

Jurgen Klopp’s side remain top of the table but are just three points ahead of Manchester United – although they have a much better goal difference – having played a game more.