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A brawl broke out between West Ham fans during their defeat to Arsenal
A huge brawl broke out at the London Stadium during the first half of Arsenal's win over West Ham on Saturday.
The Gunners raced into a 4-0 lead over the Hammers before the hosts scored two quick goals of their own to get back into the game. Bukayo Saka scored a penalty at the end of the first half to cap off a crazy opening 45 minutes.
The second half petered out somewhat, with neither side adding to their tally. But the game was marred by a huge brawl breaking out in the West Ham end after their side fell four goals down.
Footage taken from the home end shows a group of fans getting into a heated argument. A punch appears to have been thrown by one man towards the face of another, with the victim responding by rushing towards his attacker and hitting back.
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He is then held back by other fans after the other supporter fell to the ground. Another person was seen trying to hit the man on the back of the head as he was being held back.
Stewards quickly arrived and ushered people away from the area. After he was escorted away, fans can be heard commenting that the person who threw the first punch appeared to have been "knocked out".
It is unclear what sparked the brawl in the first place, with West Ham condemning the actions of the people involved. A Hammers spokesperson told The Sun: "The club is aware of the incident and will be working to identify the offender(s).
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 30: Gabriel of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between West Ham United FC and Arsenal FC at London Stadium on November 30, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
Arsenal would go on to beat the Hammers 5-2 ( Image: David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
"In line with our zero-tolerance approach, anyone identified will have their details passed to the police and will be given an indefinite ban and therefore be unable to enter London Stadium and travel with the club. There is no place for this kind of behaviour at our Stadium."
While his side's fans were fighting, West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui admitted it had been a difficult day. But he insisted that they had been hard done by by several refereeing decisions.
"Overall, I am frustrated in the first half. We deserved two goals, but they didn't deserve five. We were unlucky in the decisions, in my opinion. The first goal I think it was a block," Lopetegui told Match of the Day.
"We have to do better for sure. We didn't take good decisions in a defensive way - that's why it was a strange match. The team showed character to compete. We were unlucky with the decisions today.
"We asked before the match, the referee with the block, as a coach we have to know the limit. This week we have to do better in our individual actions in a defensive way. It is always difficult to not stay on the bench because you can't help the team and I was very frustrated."
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