West Ham United have threatened life bans for violent spectators after a series of fights broke out between Hammers and Watford fans at Olympic Stadium on Saturday.
After leading 2-0, the Irons quickly slipped behind, with the Hornets piling on four goals to claim a 4-2 win.
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Frustrations appeared to spill over as the incidents took place, and West Ham were quick to stress a zero tolerance approach to crowd violence and said they would not hesitate to ban perpetrators.
“West Ham United unreservedly condemn the behaviour of the individuals involved in incidents during today’s fixture against Watford,” a club statement read.
“While these isolated incidents were quickly brought under control, this behaviour has no place in football and West Ham United will work tirelessly to eradicate such incidents.
“We are currently undertaking an immediate full review with all stakeholders. This includes police, stadium landlord and operator LS185, who are responsible for appointing and managing stewards and security, to ensure we eradicate such incidents moving forward.
“Our policy on this behaviour remains one of zero tolerance and we will work with the police and other stakeholders to identify the individuals involved.
“Once identified, they will be banned from attending any West Ham United fixture for life and we will request the courts serve banning orders to prevent these individuals attending any football.”
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