Birmingham fan Paul Mitchell jailed for attacking Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish on pitch during Sunday's derby

A Birmingham City fan who attacked Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish on the pitch during Sunday's derby match has been jailed for 14 weeks.

Paul Mitchell was wrestled off the playing surface by stewards after punching Grealish around the head in the ninth minute of the match.

Magistrates ruled Mitchell must pay £100 in compensation to Grealish for pain, discomfort and shock caused by the attack.

He was also hit with a £115 victim surcharge and £135 in prosecution costs - and given a fortnight to pay the total sum of £350.

Pub worker Mitchell admitted a charge of invading the pitch after magistrates rejected an application for his address to be withheld.

He appeared at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Monday, after being remanded in custody overnight.

Prosecutor Jonathan Purser told the court that Mr Grealish felt lasting pain after the incident but had suffered no substantial injury from a punch to the right side of his jaw.

In a statement read into the court record by Mr Purser, the Aston Villa captain said: “I cannot help but feel how lucky I was in this incident.

“It could have so much worse had the supporter had some sort of weapon.”

His solicitor Vaughn Whistance told the court: “He cannot explain what came over him yesterday morning. His initial foolish intention was to just go onto the pitch and whip up the crowd.”

Earlier, Mitchell’s lawyer said his family had had to leave their home due to threats following his arrest after the “high-profile” incident.

Making an application for the court to withhold Mitchell’s home address, Mr Whistance, told the court: “There have been various comments posted on different social media

“My client’s young family have had to leave their home address to move to outside of Birmingham through fear that they would suffer serious harm or even death.”