Portsmouth fan appears to punch and kick Sunderland's Luke O'Nien after midfielder falls into the crowd... before supporter rows with Lee Cattermole and tries to ENTER the pitch during League One play-off By David Wood for the Daily Mail Published: 21:41 BST, 16 May 2019 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 16 May 2019 Viewcomments A fan appeared to kick and punch Sunderland midfielder Luke O'Nien during Thursday's ill-tempered League One play-off clash. O'Nien went tumbling over the advertising hoardings and into the stand following a challenge with Tom Naylor in the second-half at Fratton Park. TV footage showed a fan aim a kick and a punch at the Sunderland player after he fell into the front row of home fans. Luke O'Nien went tumbling over the advertising hoardings following challenge by Tom Naylor TV footage showed a Portsmouth fan aim a kick and a punch at the Sunderland player Sunderland midfielder Lee Catermole was clearly incensed after seeing the incident Sunderland midfielder Lee Catermole clearly saw the fracas and exchanged words with fans as he helped his team-mate back on the pitch. O'Nien appeared unhurt and did not make make a complaint. Catermole pointed out a fan and then asked referee Peter Bankes to take action and he ran over the the fourth official, who alerted the stewards. Lee Catermole had to pulled away after an angry exchange with several fans in the stand One supporter attempted to get on the pitch before he was pulled back during the fracas Police officers were later spotted in the stand near where the incident had occurred Police officers were then spotted in the stand near where the incident had occurred. A few minutes later O'Nien was booked when he went to take a throw-in near where the bust-up had happened. Sunderland went through to the play-off final at Wembley after a goalless draw meant the North East side won 1-0 on aggregate. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility