A footballer playing for Felixstowe side The Feathers is today in court facing a charge of assault after being accused of elbowing an opponent in the face causing him to having a tooth knocked out.

Joshua Cook, 30, of Goldsmith Road, Ipswich, is accused of assault occasioning actual bodily harm following the alleged incident in a match between The Feathers FC and Greshams FC.

Ipswich Crown Court court heard the alleged incident took place on Langley Avenue Sports Field, Felixstowe, on Sunday, September 24, 2017, in the 89th minute of a game between the two Ipswich Sunday Football League sides.

Nicola May prosecuting told the court the referee initially showed Cook a yellow card before changing it to a red and sending him off upon seeing the injury.

Miss May told the jury the incident was not "part and parcel of any rough and tumble" during the game but a deliberate "smash to the face" when the ball had moved on.

The trial continues.