EMBARRASSED West Ham will ban the thugs they identify as trouble makers during their impressive EFL Cup win over Chelsea on Wednesday night FOR LIFE.
Slaven Bilic’s side won the London derby 2-0 but it was marred by violent scenes that were predicted by all those who had witnessed almost identical skirmishes at London stadium fixtures earlier in the season.
The club is confident their top-of-the-range CCTV system will have clocked the hooligans in the act – including the person who allegedly threw a coin that left a supporter bleeding from the head – and they will issue banning orders on the guilt parties.
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The Hammers said: “West Ham United and London Stadium partners unreservedly condemn the behaviour of individuals involved in incidents during this evening’s fixture with Chelsea.
“Whilst quickly brought under control, the Club, in line with its clear zero tolerance policy, will work closely with London Stadium 185, the Metropolitan Police Service and Chelsea to identify the individuals involved.
“London Stadium is fitted with a state of the art Panomera CCTV system which provides HD footage of every area of the ground and has led to the successful identification and subsequent banning of 23 individuals already this season.
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“Once identified, those found to have acted improperly will be banned from attending any West Ham United fixtures for life and we will request the courts serve banning orders to prevent these individuals attending any other football.
“West Ham United have 10,000 under-16 season ticket holders and 25,000 supporters who attend as part of a family unit, and the Club and Stadium partners have been working hard to ensure that the Stadium is a safe and family friendly environment for all home and away supporters.
“As such, the purchase of tickets for tonight’s fixture was limited to supporters with a recorded West Ham United purchase history and limited to only one ticket per person.
“We must stress that the overwhelming majority of supporters who have visited London Stadium have supported the team exceptionally and behaved impeccably.”
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