West Ham - Millwall Trouble 25.8.2009

presents: Violence erupts at West Ham v Millwall match A man was stabbed and at least two people arrested as "large-scale" crowd trouble broke out between fans outside a West Ham v Millwall football match. ...
Violence erupts at West Ham v Millwall match
A man was stabbed and at least two people arrested as "large-scale" crowd trouble broke out between fans outside a West Ham v Millwall football match.
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The "planned" scuffles, which involved more than 100 fans, appeared to have been caused by fans without tickets to the game, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said.

Reports suggested that some of the fans had been throwing missiles and bricks at one another and the violence between the two sets of fans was described as "serious".

Police called on reinforcements in order to help calm the violence, which went on for several hours. Police in riot gear lined streets outside the Upton Park stadium, in east London, in preparation for the end of the match.

The police spokesman said: "There has been some trouble and disorder from Millwall and West Ham fans officers are reacting to the violence."

He added that the arrests were made for disorder and breaches of banning orders outside the Carling Cup match at West Ham's ground.

It is thought some fans were ambushed by rival supporters outside the nearby Upton Park underground station via side roads.

Officers made at least two arrests, one for disorder and the second for breach of a banning order.

Police said the stabbing of a man, aged 44, in Priory Road close to the stadium, is connected to the fighting and he is in a stabled condition in hospital.

Inside Upton Park pockets of violence also broke out. Some supporters made it on to the pitch while others reported missiles being thrown.

As the final whistle blew hundreds of fans invaded the pitch. Police and stewards battled with fans in an attempt to remove them from the field of play.

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