Bristol City boss Steve Cotterill leapt to the defence of striker Matt Smith after the Fulham loanee was booed by sections of the Scunthorpe United crowd on an eventful afternoon at Glanford Park.
Smith, the 6ft 6ins striker, was awarded a first-half penalty from which the Robins took the lead in an eventual 2-0 victory for the League One high-fliers.
Minutes after that decision, which had angered fans particularly at the Doncaster Road End, the former Leeds United and Oldham Athletic front man was involved in a collision with James Severn, which left United's substitute goalkeeper with a broken arm.
Cotterill insisted no blame should be apportioned to Smith - who wished the keeper well on Twitter after the game - and TV replays seemed to back up those sentiments.
Steve Cotterill said "Matt Smith was getting booed but there's absolutely no reason why.Steve Cotterill
"He went for it and the lad (Severn) was brave and came out for it. If anything the lad's ended up going in to Matt because Matt is already there. There's no blame attached to our boys.