Fans clash at Upton Park

25 August 2009 21:10
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} West Ham's Carling Cup clash with Millwall was marred by skirmishes between both sets of fans.[LNB] A man was stabbed outside the stadium after violence broke out in "planned" scuffles between supporters outside Upton Park.[LNB]The trouble appeared to have been caused by fans without tickets to the game, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said.[LNB]He said: "It looks like there has been some planned trouble and there has been some violence outside."[LNB]Officers have made two arrests, one for disorder and the second for breaching of a banning order.[LNB]Police said the stabbing, in Priory Road close to the stadium, is connected to[LNB]the fighting and the man is being treated by paramedics.[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports