Trouble outside the London Stadium again
The game was incident free with no problems within the London Stadium either during the match or within the Stadium concourse areas. Trouble only flared outside the stadium as away supporters waited to board their many coaches.
Despite a heavy police presence including mounted police a mob of Sunderland fans ran up a grass bank to attack West Ham fans walking along the Greenway to Pudding Mill Lane DLR station. Several punches were traded involving a small number of supporters and a metal crowd barrier was thrown at police by visiting fans at one stage. The police quickly brought the situation under control but the episode will further highlight the challenge the police will have on Wednesday to police the West Ham v Chelsea EFL cup evening game over such a wide geographical area.
It appears a small minority come to the London Stadium wanting to prove something and intent on causing trouble.
