Fans filmed fighting in the West Ham stands in a huge brawl during the exciting London derby against Arsenal.
A huge brawl broke out at the London Stadium during the first half of West Ham's seven-goal thriller against rivals Arsenal.
And it wasn't just drama on the field in Saturday's enthralling London derby.
Tensions increased in the stands with the gunners 4-0 up in the first half in the North London team's eventual match. 5-2 victory.
Mikel ArtetaThe men seemed to be in control in the 36th minute thanks to goals from Gabriel, Leandro Trossard, Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka.
And a clip obtained from the sun shows fans fighting at West Ham's ground.
At first, fans could be seen involved in a heated argument, before a punch was thrown at one individual.
The man then responds by running towards the fan who attacked him, where he proceeded to tackle him to the ground.
He was then held down by several men, while a person approached him from behind and punched him twice in the back of the head.
The fan who knocked down the other fan was dragged away by the stewards.
It happened just seconds before Aaron Wan-Bissaka scored a goal for the hosts.
He Hammers He would add another through Emerson Palmieri almost immediately afterwards, before Bukayo Saka made it 5-2 in first-half stoppage time.
It is still unclear what sparked the fight, although there have been reports online that there were Arsenal fans at the home ground.
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However, that has not been confirmed, and a West Ham spokesperson claimed that anyone identified in the brawl will be hit with a lifetime ban.
Quoted by The Sun, they said: “The club is aware of the incident and will work to identify the offender(s).
“In line with our zero-tolerance approach, anyone identified will have their details passed to the police and will be placed with an indefinite ban and will therefore not be able to enter the London Stadium or travel with the club.
“There is no place in our stadium for this type of behavior.”
Arsenal's victory over West Ham has lifted them to second place, six points behind leaders Liverpool.
As for West Ham, they remain in 14th place, with Julen Lopetgui's men having lost six of their 13 league games.
