Two Wolverhampton men who left an innocent passer-by unconscious in a West Bromwich street - after heading into the town as part of a pre-arranged football fight - have been jailed.
Nathan Pearce and Steven Walters launched their attack in High Street after lying in wait in a side street just before a match between West Brom and Birmingham City at The Hawthorns.
The pair, who were already known to us as suspected Wolves football hooligans, waited there for eight minutes until spotting two men leaving the Great Lion pub, which had Baggies fans inside, at around 7pm on October 15, 2021.
They chased off one of the men before punching and kicking their victim, knocking him to the ground.
Walters stamped on his head and Pearce hit him with a bottle, causing blunt force trauma to his head. As the man fell, he landed on broken glass which caused a stab and slash wound to his back. Both attackers then walked away leaving him unconscious on the ground. Thankfully the man has since been able to recover from his injuries.
