Security Alert As Police Take Over London Stadium As West Ham Host Stoke City

 

Metropolitan Police Officers will be stationed between West Ham and Stoke fans inside the London Stadium for the first time this weekend, as authorities work to avoid further outbreaks of violence. To date, officers have been based outside the former Olympic Stadium, entering only when violence has broken out.

However on Saturday, it is believed that lines of officers will supplement stewards for the first time, keeping Stoke's 2,900 visiting fans segregated from the home fans on either side and, in a new development, on Thursday around 150 West Ham season ticket holders have been relocated within the London Stadium as part of the club's new segregation policies.

Last week's violent scenes during the EFL Cup match against Chelsea prompted West Ham to bring in a series of measures, including an increase in the size of the segregation areas, keeping rival fans apart.