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May 13 (UPI) -- A soccer fan got onto the pitch and shoved Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe Saturday during a Premier League match between his team and Leeds United, video showed. The incident happened during second-half injury-time of a 2-2 draw between the teams at Elland Road stadium in Leeds, Britain.
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Videos posted online showed the angry fan had entered the technical area, or coach's box, on the sidelines and after yelling at Howe, gave him a sharp shove in the chest before led away by security personnel and others.
The confrontation came at the end of a highly contentious match between the teams during which three penalties were awarded and one red card was handed out by match officials.
It wasn't immediately clear if the invader, who wearing a cream hoodie, was a Leeds United fan.
Howe said he was "OK" after the incident but cautioned it reinforced the need for security at Premier League games.
"I can't remember whether he pushed me or not," Howe told reporters after the match. "I've got no idea. It's such a strange thing, because you're concentrating on the game. He confronted me, said something I can't repeat, and then he's led away."
No one, he added, "should have to face that playing the sport they love and trying to entertain the country. No one should have to feel their own personal safety is violated. So, it's certainly something for us to reflect."
