‘You’re 50 years old!’ Shocking moment Chelsea fan is knocked out with a single punch after goading rival West Ham supporter ahead of London game
- Footage captured today’s incident which happened at the east London Stadium
- Loud crowds were filmed encouraging the brawl between the rival fans
- The victim had his teeth knocked out and blood pouring from his jaw
A shocking video captured the moment a Chelsea fan was knocked out with a single punch after goading a rival West Ham supporter ahead of today’s London match.
The young Chelsea supporter was filmed taunting the older West Ham fan, yelling: ‘You’re 50 years old’ before he was struck.
The Chelsea follower was then slammed to the ground as footage from Saturday afternoon shows fans around him chanting ‘irons, irons’.
Rowdy crowds gathered around the two men were heard yelling in disbelief and swearing following the incident.
The man who threw the right hook at the Blues fan before the game in East London has now been arrested.
Shocking footage captured the moment a Chelsea fan was knocked out with a single punch after goading a rival West Ham supporter ahead of the team’s match today
The victim was later seen with his teeth knocked out and blood pouring from his jaw while being wheeled away by club medics and stewards.
He looked sheepish following the hard lesson but appeared to have recovered.
Another angle shows the how the fan who punched the Chelsea supporter was put in handcuffs and lead away by several police officers.
Chelsea football player, Reece James, took to social media to share his concerns and support for the injured fan. He wrote: ‘The news has crossed my attention that a fan was punched & knocked out before today’s game.
‘I totally understand rivalry between teams in big games but violence is no answer.’
He added: ‘I hope he’s okay. Appreciate the traveling fans as always. Stick with us & stay safe. See u in Dortmund.’
Onlooker Harry Westgate, a West Ham fan who recorded the incident outside of the London Stadium, said it was ‘satisfying see the blue get flopped’.
However, he said he was glad the youth was not seriously hurt.
Following the incident, the West Ham supporter was arrested and put in handcuffs as he was lead away by several police officers
The incident happened before kick-off at the London Stadium as fans made their way into the ground
He added: ‘He was knocked clean out.’
Local media reported that police are aware of the incident and have been contacted for comment.
The incident happened before kick-off at the London Stadium as fans made their way into the ground.
Chelsea opened the scoring before West Ham equalised within the first 30 minutes. The game finished in a 1-1 draw.
Another match from today saw Premier League leaders Arsenal failing to win for a second successive game as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Brentford.
The Gunners, who were surprisingly beaten by Everton last weekend, made the breakthrough in the 66th minute through Leandro Trossard’s first Arsenal goal.
Fifth-placed Tottenham took the lead at Leicester but were quickly pegged back and fell to a 4-1 defeat at the King Power Stadium.
Southampton remain bottom of the table after slumping to a 2-1 defeat against 10-man Wolves.
Carlos Alcaraz netted his first goal for Saints in the 24th minute to boost under-fire manager Nathan Jones and three minutes later former Southampton man Mario Lemina was shown a second yellow card.
But the hosts shot themselves in the foot in the 72nd minute as Jan Bednarek netted an own goal and Joao Gomes scored the winner three minutes from time.