In the fourth round of the FA Cup, West Brom played Wolves at home. The two teams clashed violently, resulting in a half-hour interruption in the game, and some Wolves fans were beaten to the head and bleeding.
It is worth emphasizing that this is the first meeting between the two teams in 12 years. With goals from Neto and Cunha, Wolves took a 2-0 lead in the 78th minute. Just after Cunha's goal, Wolves fans began to celebrate wildly, which angered the home fans and they began throwing debris at the area where the Wolves fans were located, which sparked clashes between fans on both sides and between fans and security personnel.
Immediately, such conflicts spread to various areas of the stadium. Seeing the conflict between the two sides intensifying, the referee interrupted the game and asked them to leave the pitch, the West Brom players ran to the area where their families were, and Kyle Bartley walked into the pitch with the children in his arms and took them to safety.
After a violent clash between fans of the two teams, about 50 police officers stormed the stadium to try to calm the situation, and a bloodied fan was taken away for treatment. The live DJ shouted to the fans, "The game won't start unless you get back to your seat." ”
It took a full half-hour hiatus before the game resumed, with Wolves winning 2-0. With this match postponed, so has the draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Sky Sports revealed that the reason for the clash between the two fans may be that some home fans sold tickets to away fans, "Many fans have the experience of watching the game with the opposing fans, but after your team scores, you still don't celebrate." Don't be stupid and celebrate in front of the home fans. ”
Morrison, for his part, said, "A beautiful game was messed up by the fans, and there were all kinds of horrible scenes. ”