A man has told a court Premiership footballer Anton
Ferdinand punched him outside a nightclub.
Emile Walker claimed he was hit once by the West Ham player before
being kicked and punched by up to 10 people outside Faces in
Ilford, east London, in 2006.
Mr Ferdinand, 22, denies charges of assault occasioning actual
bodily harm and affray, at Snaresbrook Crown Court.
His co-accused Edward Dawkins, 28, of Beckton, east London, also
denies similar charges.
Mr Ferdinand says he acted in self-defence, fearing he would be
robbed of a £64,000 watch.
Mr Walker said he managed to escape the group and out-run some of
those who gave chase.
Shortly afterwards a friend picked him up in his car and took him
to hospital where a forehead wound was stitched.
The trial continues.
