West Ham steward appears to fall asleep on duty on day London Stadium descends into chaos

A WEST HAM steward was filmed apparently asleep - on the day violence and a pitch invasion marred their 3-0 home defeat against Burnley.

Fans at the London Stadium noticed the seated steward with his eyes seemingly shut - and at one stage his right hand jerked downwards, as if he had jolted out of a nap.

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One amused supporter in the 25-second clip posted on Twitter says: "He's gone asleep".

And another fan starts humming loudly - perhaps to try to see if the steward will respond.

Meanwhile, tensions elsewhere at the stadium boiled over.

Hammers' co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold being were asked to leave the directors box for safety reasons.

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And club legend Trevor Brooking was the only person still in the box at the final whistle as protests against the West Ham board spread onto the pitch after 73 minutes.

Hammers skipper Mark Noble even confronted one pitch invader.

INVADED West Ham fans invade pitch as David Gold and David Sullivan are told to leave London Stadium for their own safety

In contrast, some of the goings-on at the match were much quieter - at least for the steward in what the tweeter said was block 103.

With his hands linked together in front of him, the steward - wearing a HiVis orange waistcoast - appeared to be dozing.

After about ten seconds of the video his eyes briefly opened as he glanced up towards the fans.

But his eyes promptly shut again and a fan responded: "He has gone to sleep!"

That is when another nearby man in the stand starts humming.

Then the steward's right arm suddenly slipped after 22 seconds of the video and his eyes opened again.

That prompted a fan to respond: "Oop! He's awake again. Hooray!"

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The video ends seconds later with the steward still seated.

There was no suggestion there was any incident in the stands near the steward at the time of the filming.

But unfortunately the action off the pitch elsewhere at London Stadium was far more animated.

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And at one stage referee Lee Mason consulted West Ham chief David Moyes and Clarets boss Sean Dyche about abandoning the game.

Burnley even allowed kids into their dugout to escape the fighting.