Palace burned our carpet

Crystal Palace away fans threw a red smoke bomb after scoring a penalty at the London Stadium after a Declan Rice handball.

The smoke bomb narrowly missed a TV cameraman sitting behind the goal and landed on the London Stadium Claret carpet at the feet of a steward where it burned until stadium safety staff rushed in to put it out with a bucket of sand.

A second smoke bomb was let off in the away upper tier of the away fans.

Being in possession of a pyrotechnic device at a football match, or attempting to bring a pyrotechnic device into a football stadium, is a criminal offence under the Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc) Act 1985. Any person committing such an offence faces arrest and can expect the Court to make a three-year football Banning Order.

London Stadium staff and Met police will review high definition CCTV footage of the Sir Trevor Brooking lower stand from where the bomb was thrown to identify the individual Palace fan who will then be arrested and charged as well as being banned by both clubs.