Cardiff's Kim accused of derby violence

The two Welsh clubs in the English Premier League, Cardiff and Swansea, are trading harsh words after Swansea's 3-0 derby win.

Cardiff City's South Korean midfielder Kim Bo-kyung

Cardiff City's Kim Bo-kyung has been accused of punching and headbutting in Swansea's 3-0 derby win. (AAP)

Cardiff City's South Korean midfielder Kim Bo-kyung has been accused of punching and headbutting an opponent by Swansea City manager Garry Monk.

Monk alleged that the incident, involving Swansea winger Wayne Routledge, took place during his side's 3-0 win over Cardiff in the south Wales derby last weekend.

Cardiff forward Craig Bellamy was given a three-match ban following a clash with Jonathan de Guzman during the game, prompting Cardiff manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to accuse the Swansea midfielder of over-reacting.

However, Monk took issue with the Norwegian's remarks, telling him that he had disciplinary issues of his own to address.

"I saw Ole answering a question that my man Jon de Guzman made a meal of it," the Swansea manager said. "When you receive an elbow in the back of the head and you go down normally, I don't see how that's an over-reaction.

"I would have more concerns about the 35th-minute corner for them, when one of my players, Wayne Routledge, gets headbutted and punched in the face by Kim.

"If you look at Wayne, when he gets headbutted and punched in the face, he stays on his feet. He doesn't make a meal of it. So I think Ole needs to look at his own players before he starts looking at mine."

Monk was speaking in the wake of Swansea's 1-1 draw at Stoke City in the Premier League on Wednesday, in what was his second match at the helm since succeeding the sacked Michael Laudrup.

The former Swansea captain also revealed that last season's top scorer Michu is due to return to full training this week after undergoing ankle surgery in mid-December.


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