A PC engulfed in flames when hit with a flare as violence broke out outside Villa park says he is eternally grateful not to have been seriously hurt.
West Mercia officer Andy Forbes was injured when Legia Warsaw football fans clashed with police ahead of a European match in Birmingham on 1 December.
He was one of a number of officers supporting West Midlands Police force ahead of the match, which Aston Villa won 2-1.
PC Forbes had been clearing bricks, bottles, and debris where officers were positioned when he was first hit by a traffic sign.