Man sought after Birmingham City player reports being racially abused during Huddersfield game

Police are looking to identify a man after a Birmingham City player was racially abused at a game last month.

West Midlands Police said the incident happened near the corner of the Main Stand at St Andrews during the match against Huddersfield Town on October 3.

Police want to identify the man pictured below, who is believed to be aged in his 40s and was wearing a distinctive dark green jumper with a white emblem on the side, and he also had a cap on.

A man had been arrested on October 26 after Blues winger Juninho Bacuna reported being racially abused during the match against Huddersfield Town.

The force said a man previously arrested has been eliminated from their enquiries.

A statement from the force, read: "We want to identify this man after a Birmingham City FC player was racially abused at a game last month.

"It happened near the corner of the Main Stand at St Andrews during the match against Huddersfield Town on 3 October. The man we want to speak to is believed to be aged in his 40s and was wearing a distinctive dark green jumper with a white emblem on the side. He was also wearing a dark cap.

"The investigation is being led by our dedicated football hate crime officer Pc Stuart Ward and we've been working alongside the club to try and identify this suspect.We also need your help, and anyone with information can contact us via Live Chat on our website, or by calling 101, and quote 20/866139/23."