Violence erupts at London derby
A man has been stabbed in the chest during violence involving "hundreds" of fans outside West Ham's Upton Park stadium during a game with Millwall.
Fights broke out at 1915 BST and were still raging more than an hour later. Police are assessing a man stabbed in nearby Priory Road at about 2025 BST.
A fan told the BBC it was the worst hooliganism he had seen in 30 years.
A Met spokesman said: "It looks like there has been some planned trouble disorder from fans."
He added: "Hundreds of fans are estimated to be involved."
British Transport Police said they heard reports of minor overcrowding at the Tube station near the ground, but their log shows no arrests.
'Bottles and bricks'
The BBC's Ben Jacobs, who is at the stadium, said: "The trouble broke out outside the Tube station about 600 yards from the ground.
"There were 500 to 1,000 riot police and Millwall fans managed to break through the divide.
"Bottles were thrown and bricks were as well."
He added: "There has been a bit of trouble inside the ground.
"There was a penalty shout and fans started gesturing and throwing small objects. But police do have this under control."
Discuss fans outside West Ham's Upton Park Stabbed in the World Football area at TalkCeltic.net.
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That was a cert to happen...........well not the stabbing,but violence.
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football violence has always been a part in england. there are a lot of myths that the government could erase it completely, but it just moved from the prem league to the lower divisions.
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doesn't suprise me in the slightest i was at upton park on sunday with a few of my spurs mates and the atmosphere from the west ham fans was absolutley venomous they absolutely despise spurs really hostile atmosphere and from after speaking to a west ham fan afterwards he said that was absolutley nothing compared to the wall west ham games said there was nothing like them goes off stupidly every time
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BBC SPORT | Football | League Cup | Live - Carling Cup says now 2-1 West Ham in extra-time and fans have flooded onto the pitch and the players have been taken off, play is suspended.
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BBC NEWS | UK | England | London | Violence erupts at London derby
Fs ! Just seen this there, it's like something out the movies :97: -
Ah play is back on with West Ham scoring again
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haha * get in. cant wait to see footage.
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Pitch invasion after West Ham went ahead, too.
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Great, bye bye world cup bid.
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My condolences go out to the family of the man stabbed, as well as the lad collison on his fathers death.Last edited by a moderator: Aug 25, 2009 -
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