STAMP ALMOST LEFT ME BLINDED

Striker anger at FA let-off

rEAdINg striker Nelson Oliveira has blasted the FA for not punishing tyrone Mings, after claiming he could have been blinded when the Aston Villa defender stamped on him.

Oliveira suffered five deep wounds and broke his nose in four places when Mings stood on him during reading’s 0-0 draw with Aston Villa last weekend.

under FA rules the Bournemouth loanee cannot be banned retrospectively because referee geoff Eltringham saw the incident at the time and took no action.

Oliveira, on loan from Norwich, said: ‘ I’m not saying he did it on purpose but he could have avoided me 100 per cent. he texted me to apologise. At the time I hadn’t seen the video. Football is an aggressive game but that is not football. It could have been much worse, I could be blind.

‘I’m not criticising the referee because it’s not my job. It’s up to the FA to look at these things.

‘If the same thing happened to harry Kane, what would happen? how would the FA look at it when his career could have been over? It’s a question to ask people and the media. If this happens in Portugal they would look at it again. You see uFC fighters come off looking better than me.’

Mings was banned for five games in 2017 for stamping on the head of Manchester united forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Oliveira, who is unlikely to play against Sheffield Wednesday tomorrow, added: ‘In the last two years he has stamped on the head of two players. the FA need to look at that. I know there are FA rules but some things are bigger than that.’

reading boss Jose gomes claims Mings meant to do it. he said: ‘Our media department has a very good picture that clearly shows him looking down before he steps on Nelson’s face. there is no doubt it’s intentional.’