Stoke City star Jermaine Pennant arrested for punching woman in face

London, May 2 (ANI: Stoke City football star Jermaine Pennant was declared guilty for punching a woman in the face leading to his arrest.

The 29-year-old soccer bad boy was accused of lashing out at reveller Jenna Timmis in a nightclub brawl at 3.30am, following which, in less than two hours, he crashed his silver Audi car near his home in Hale, Cheshire.

The player spent Saturday night partying with pals at Manchester's exclusive Circle where he reportedly clashed with 31-year-old Jenna after she claimed to be a pal of his partner and confronted him about chatting up other girls at the bar.

"This girl started to have a real go at him, saying, 'You've got a baby, you got my friend pregnant, and now, you are here with other girls. Afterwards he was dragged outside by security staff and she stayed inside. She was pretty upset with him but seemed composed," The Sun quoted a witness, as saying.

The police confirmed the arrest of the player following the assault. However, Pennant is out on bail pending further inquiries. (ANI)