Ryan Lowe has broken his silence to confirm an FA investigation into the mass brawl which occurred during Swansea City’s Championship clash with Preston North End on Wednesday night is under way.
Players and coaches from both sides became embroiled in a fracas on the touchline late on in the match between the sides at the Swansea.com Stadium. Referee Oliver Langford dismissed both Joe Allen and PNE manager Lowe in the 90th minute before the hosts ran out 4-2 winners.
Lowe failed to speak to the media in the aftermath of the fixture in south Wales, but addressing journalists ahead of his side’s clash with local rivals Blackburn Rovers this weekend, Lowe admits the situation should have been dealt with better.
“I am not going to speak too much about it, because there is an FA investigation going on," said Lowe, as quoted by our sister title LancsLive. "What I will say, is that I've spoken to Russell Martin and I've spoken to Joe Allen. We've all had the same thoughts.
"Could it have been avoided? Yes. Did it get avoided? No. Did it happen? Yeah. It shows a bit of passion between both clubs - players and staff. It is what it is. It's gone now and there will be an investigation into it.
"Could we have done without it? Yeah, of course - both teams. I was quite calm with it all to be honest, but again, it is passion and it happens, with the emotion of games. You will have seen more than I've seen, I think, because it will have all been out there. I don't want to comment on it too much; I think I have said enough.
"Is it nice? No, it's not. It could've been dealt with. The lads showed true passion and determination, of course. Maybe you should show it in different ways, but it is what it is. We have to move on quickly."
As a result of his red card against Preston, midfielder Allen will miss Swansea's final three matches of the season against Norwich City, Hull City and West Brom.
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