West Ham ban alcohol sales around London Stadium to help prevent fan violence ahead of Chelsea clash
Police will also be patroling around the ground before and after the EFL Cup match
WEST HAM have enforced a booze ban ahead of the EFL Cup visit of Chelsea tomorrow night.
Fans will not be allowed to buy alcohol in mobile bars outside the London Stadium.
There have been numerous incidents of crowd trouble at the Hammers’ new home this season.
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Cops will be deployed around the former Olympic Stadium for the first time and all supporters have been urged to arrive early because of extra body searches at the turnstiles.
A West Ham statement read: “There will be no pre-match alcohol sales from the mobile bars outside the stadium but bars will be open as normal inside the ground.
“All bottled alcoholic beverages will be decanted into plastic cups. There will be no post-match alcohol sales.
“The Met Police will deal with crime and disorder and support all the stakeholders in making this a safe event.”
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Vice-chairman Karren Brady previously threatened violent fans would be banned for life and West Ham have once again warned there will be a zero-tolerance policy should any supporter cause trouble.
The statement added: “We must restate that, in line with our zero- tolerance policy, any West Ham supporters found to be acting inappropriately will be identified and dealt with accordingly.”
West Ham have even brought in former Boleyn Ground stewards to the new stadium to help calm any issues among home fans.
Home and away supporters will mix freely pre-match but there will be post-match segregation.