Two men were arrested after an assistant referee was struck by a flare thrown from the stands during Tottenham Hotspur's 2-0 Premier League win at Aston Villa on Sunday.
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Spurs had just taken a 31st-minute lead through Andros Townsend at Villa Park when a canister trailing black smoke was lobbed towards the playing surface, apparently from the away supporters' section.
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It hit assistant referee David Bryan on the back, causing him to stumble forwards, but after a brief stoppage in play while referee Phil Dowd spoke to his colleague, the game continued.
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Local police revealed that two men had been arrested in relation to the incident.
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"Police have arrested 2 men after a lit flare was thrown on the pitch during the Villa v Spurs game - the flare hit a linesman," said a statement from West Midlands Police published on Twitter.
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"The two men aged 25 and 47 were arrested following the incident at Villa Park, fortunately the linesman wasn't injured."
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Later Sunday, the Football Association said that the incident would be investigated.
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"The FA will investigate this matter, which is unacceptable," said a spokesman.
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"We will await the match officials' report and will be speaking to the clubs.
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"Such incidents highlight the dangers of pyrotechnics being used in a football stadium."
Fans should learn to take things easy when it comes to EPL Games. The things they do at times is just silly and crazy