Aston Villa skipper John Terry grabbed by the throat after defending team-mate during Birmingham win
Terry backed Mile Jedinak and Birmingham City player appeared to go for the former England international
JOHN TERRY was grabbed by the neck by Cheikh N'Doye during Aston Villa's 2-0 win over Birmingham City on Sunday.
The Villa skipper's restraint was tested when he pushed N'Doye away after a foul on his teammate Mile Jedinak, and then went for Terry himself.
A mass brawl erupted and N'Doye was given a second yellow card and sent off for the incident with just 30 seconds of the game left to go.
As the ball was launched into the box in the last few moments of the match, the Birmingham midfielder went up for a challenge with Mile Jedinak.
Australian Jedinak was brought to the ground in an innocuous fashion, and when tempers flared between the two, Terry stepped in to calm things down.
N'Doye clearly wasn't happy with the defender's involvement and proceeded to handle Terry by his neck.
Villa earned all of their derby bragging right as well as their seventh straight league win to go above Derby into second place.
Albert Adomah's driven finish was his 14th goal of the season, before Conor Hourihane struck to put Villa in the driving seat.
37-year-old Terry has been eyeing a move into management, but with performances of late he still seems to have a lot left in the tank.
The English defender has been a key cog in Steve Bruce's impressive Villa side this season, and will want to keep hold of their captain.
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