Tweet Owen Beck was seemingly bitten in Blackburn’s draw against Preston. Liverpool loanee Owen Beck appeared to be bitten during an explosive end to the Lancashire derby between Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End. Beck has been a regular since he moved to Championship outfit Blackburn for the campaign.
He made his third start in as many games as Rovers made the trip to rivals Preston at Deepdale on Sunday. And in the dying embers of the showdown, the left-back was at the centre of a major incident.Firstly, he was given a red card for an altercation with Preston’s Duane Holmes.
But after a melee ensued, it appeared that Beck was bitten by Lilywhites forward Milutin Osmajic.Beck was subsequently given his marching orders – and will have to serve a three-game ban – but protested to the officials before being dismissed and at full-time.
The FA are likely review the footage and Osmajic could serve a lengthy suspension of his own. .Blackburn boss John Eustace told Sky Sports: “Obviously, that’s what happens in local derbies, emotions get very high. You can see from the television pictures that the kid has taken a big chunk out of his neck.
That’s part of being in the derby, I suppose.“[Owen] said he was sent off for the tackle, he’s tried to kick the ball away and the lad has made a big scene of it. It’s a harsh one, we are disappointed to have now lost him for three games.
We just have to make sure Owen is okay now.”Speaking to reporters, Eustace said via the Lancashire Telegraph: “I haven’t really seen it, he went to clear the ball and possibly caught the lad.
He’s got a big bite mark on the back of his neck. It’s a shame the referee didn’t see that as well.“He’s got a big bite mark. He has been in and shown the lads. He’s very disappointed to be sent off and you don’t expect him to have that either.
He’s a bit quiet in there and a bit shaken up. I don’t know if he spoke to the referee, I’m not sure if it was before or after the red. He might want to speak to the officials about it.“It’s a very serious incident, nobody likes to be bitten. Everyone is angry about it, it’s not a nice situation to be in. I’m sure the right people will see it and deal with it.
