Tyne-Wear Derby: NUFC fan charged after celebrating Aleksandar Mitrovic goal
John West, 35, of Bradford Crescent, Gilesgate, has been charged with going into the playing area of a designated football match during the Magpies' 1-1 draw with Sunderland, Northumbria Police have confirmed
A spokesman for Northumbria Police added: "Mr West was handed an interim football banning order until his first appearance at Newcastle Magistrates' Court on April 6."
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Hide AdThe charge surrounds an incident in the immediate aftermath of Mitrovic's 83rd-minute equaliser.
Police made 20 arrests, four of them inside the stadium, in connection with the game which otherwise passed off largely without incident off the pitch.