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Moment huge brawl breaks out in West Ham end with punches thrown and fan knocked to ground in London derby vs Arsenal

THIS is the moment a huge brawl erupted between fans at the London Stadium.

The incident occurred during West Ham's clash with Arsenal on Saturday evening.

Fans in the London Stadium were seen involved in a heated argument

Fans in the London Stadium were seen involved in a heated argumentCredit: Jack Waddell

One fan then saw a punch thrown towards them, sparking a brawl

One fan then saw a punch thrown towards them, sparking a brawlCredit: Jack Waddell

One fan was seen falling to the floor before stewards arrived to defuse the situation

One fan was seen falling to the floor before stewards arrived to defuse the situationCredit: Jack Waddell

The Gunners took a 4-0 lead over the Hammers before the hosts scored two goals in quick succession before half-time, though Bukayo Saka then made it 5-2 with the second penalty of the game.

The clip shows a group of fans in a heated argument with one another after West Ham went 4-0 down.

A punch is then thrown by one man towards the face of another.

The man who was punched then responds by rushing towards the other fan and hitting back.

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He is then held back by other supporters after the other fan fell to the floor.

One other fan who headed to the scene was seen trying to hit the man on the back of his head as he was being held back.

After he was escorted away, fans can be heard commenting that the fan who threw the first punch appeared to have been "knocked out".

Stewards promptly arrived on the scene and ushered people away from the area of the incident.

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It is unclear what sparked the brawl in the first place.

SunSport have contacted West Ham for comment.

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