Former Leicester City player Joe Mattock has pleaded guilty to affray following a fight outside a nightclub.

The 20-year-old defender, of Grove Road, Whetstone, entered the guilty plea yesterday and will be sentenced on September 2.

The attack occurred outside Liquid Envy, in Church Gate, Leicester, on August 30 last year.

Mattock had faced five charges – three of assault causing actual bodily harm, one of assault by beating and one of perverting the course of justice by offering money to one of the male victims.

He had pleaded not guilty to all three and had been due to face trial on Monday.

During yesterday's hearing at Leicester Crown Court, the Crown Prosecution Service altered the charges to one of affray, to which Mattock was prepared to plead guilty.

Prosecutor Jim Thomas said: "It reflects the throwing of punches which resulted in the injuries to four complainants – all captured on CCTV."

Mattock spoke to plead guilty to the affray charge.

His barrister, Stuart Driver QC, asked for the case be adjourned for probation officers to meet Mattock and put together a pre-sentence report to help the judge, Michael Pert.

The hearing is due to be held at Leicester Crown Court on September 2. The CCTV recording will be viewed by the judge.

Mattock was released on conditional bail.

Mattock played 73 times for Leicester. In August last year he signed a three-year contract with West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £1 million.