Ex-Hearts star at centre of bizarre 'biting' controversy in Birmingham City vs Wrexham as accused ace responds
It all kicked off in Birmingham City vs Wrexham - with a star formerly of Hearts centre of it.
A former Hearts star has found himself the centre of a controversial incident south of the border.
Alex Cochrane left Tynecastle in the summer after three positive years at the Premiership club. He has moved to Birmingham City as they look to get out of League One at the first time of asking after relegation from the Championship last campaign, and he has played a key role in a big win.
He provided an assist for one Jay Stansfield’s two goals against Wrexham, with Tomoki Iwata finding a winner during the 3-1 win at St Andrew’s. But the main flashpoint regarding Cochrane perhaps centred around a strange ‘biting’ incident with Wrexham’s Paul Mullin.
After appearing to fall on top of the former Hearts left-back, the striker makes a motion towards Cochrane’s leg with his mouth. It was picked up on by the TV cameras with the game being broadcast on Sky Sports, and the forward refutes what the evidence looks to suggest.
He tweeted on X: “I know what it looks like.. but it didn’t happen. Although you can tell his leg was thinking about attacking my mouth.”
It wasn’t something that Cochrane was even aware of at the time of the incident. He is simply putting it down to a nonsense incident. The defender told Sky: "I don't really know to be honest.
“I was on the floor. I think it was just a bit of handbags, out of nothing, but not too much. Just a load of nonsense, really!"