'Chelsea' fan who went viral after being knocked out actually supports AFC Wimbledon

The 'Chelsea fan' who was knocked down during an altercation with a West Ham fan last weekend, and had to go to hospital, doesn't even support them.

On Saturday afternoon, footage of violent scenes outside of the London Stadium went viral, as one fan was floored by a single punch to the head from another.

The man had to be put in the recovery position and was later spotted being taken round in a wheelchair, which the man who struck him disappeared into the crowd.

Even Reece James posted about the incident, taking to social media to say, "I totally understand rivalry and the tension between teams in big games but violence is no answer. I hope he’s okay."

The victim, who did goad the other man, was then taken to hospital, with a second video of him recovering going viral, as he was told off by his mum.

"It's not funny, it's not funny," his mother could be heard saying as he attempted to laugh the whole thing off, "You've got to have a laugh?" he said, but she wasn't having any of it.

Now it appears that he isn't even a fan of the west London club, and actually supports League Two Wimbledon, according to his boss.

Bill Tarbuck's manager at the electrical contracting company he works for, Greg Barnes, told the Daily Mail, "I have spoken to Bill. He has gotten a bit of grief and banter, but nobody condones what happened.

"Everyone is of the impression that he deserved it because he found himself in a silly position.

"In the four or five years he has worked with us, there has never been any sign he is anything like that. We have high hopes for him in the future and becoming a central part of our plans moving forward.

"He never has time off and is always on time.

"The weird part is that he is actually an [AFC] Wimbledon fan. He just went with a group of mates and got in with the wrong crowd. He is very sorry for what he has done."

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He wouldn't have been as upset as the other Blues fans then, with Graham Potter's side only managing to earn a point against their London rivals.

They weren't helped by what they considered a blatant referee decision going against them, when they felt they should have been given a penalty.

It certainly wasn't the worst VAR call of the weekend, and actually evened things up from earlier in the season when West Ham felt they were hard done to against Chelsea.