Former Blues loanee Lewis Travis has claimed his stamp on Town midfielder Jens Cajuste during yesterday’s 2-2 draw with Derby County was “totally accidental”.

Cajuste was already on the floor having been fouled by Travis’s teammate Bobby Clark when Travis, who was making his Rams debut, caught him high on his chest with his studs.

Referee Leigh Doughty showed only a yellow card but had VAR been in operation there seems little doubt the decision would have been upgraded to a red.

Derby manager John Eustace refused to comment after the match but Travis, who spent the second half of Town’s 2023/24 Championship promotion season on loan with the Blues has protested his innocence on social media.

“On the tackle against Cajuste, totally accidental,” he wrote on Instagram. “Good to have a visit back at Portman Road. Wish you guys a successful season.”

As referee Doughty took some action at the time, it’s unlikely the FA will take the matter further.

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Churchman added 18:18 - Aug 31 Of course it was deliberate. With a weak ref, there was ever any risk, so he dished it out. Wheedling comments like calling it accidental is just taking the p£ss at our expense.
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 18:43 - Aug 31 I didn't have any particular feelings for or against for Derby prior to this match. I suppose I thought they were an ok club. But after this grotesque display of cheating, encouraged by the manager, and the obvious violent and deliberate back kick towards Cajuste, I begin to despair of what football has become and I certainly don't like Derby now! Can we not get back to playing a clean game, getting rid of all the theatricals, and just accept "may the best team win"; or is that just too romantic in today's money-driven circus?

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Portman_Pie added 18:51 - Aug 31 You F ing liar.
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DavoIPB added 18:54 - Aug 31 EdwardF exactly. Cajuste was running rings round him all game so he took his revenge. Didnt like the way he got in Schmidtz face after they went a goal up.
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jas0999 added 18:56 - Aug 31 Abysmal h would even try to justify it. A deliberate kick. Should be banned for a long while.
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bluesissy added 18:57 - Aug 31 Absolute bullsh#t.....straight red card . Hopefully the fa will look at it and punish the pr#tt accordingly. 100% intended to cause injury.
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armchaircritic59 added 19:00 - Aug 31 Steve ITFC Sweden, I don't know if you're from my generation or younger, but I remember those days. Gone for ever alas. The only way cheating, diving etc is going to be stamped ( if you'll forgive the unintended pun ) out is by referees having the collective cojones to show instant red cards, whatever the rule book says. It's about time refs took control back of the game, not the faceless idiots.

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LegendofthePhoenix added 19:05 - Aug 31 In all honesty, that was a really deliberate stomp intended to hurt and injure another player. Imho, that needs retrospective action and a ban.
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victorysquad added 19:47 - Aug 31 Travis, you lost any good memories we had of you in that moment.
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barrystedmunds added 20:11 - Aug 31 Unfortunately the video evidence doesn’t support your “ totally accidental “ claim! Shocking assault on a fellow professional!
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PacittiJohn added 20:32 - Aug 31 That’s probably the worst thing I’ve seen on a football pitch. Keane on Haarland was bad but it was on the leg. This could have been extremely serious given that it was near the throat/face. Should be a season long ban at least. Travis and Derby should ask themselves some serious questions about how they conduct themselves.
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PavlovsCat added 21:55 - Aug 31 Snigger.
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