New footage emerged: Fans couldn’t hold it Ugly scenes- this is robbery
FEUDING fans of Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal have been involved in a bloody brawl at this afternoon’s North London derby.
Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow was also pictured with his son just yards away from White Hart Lane.
As supporters clashed, some were pictured with injuries.
One man was pictured heavily bleeding from a head injury, while others were knocked to the floor in violent and messy scenes.
Mikel Arteta’s men remain top of the Premier League table after holding on for all points
They are one point clear of defending champions Manchester City, who still have a game in hand.
And with favourable fixtures in their remaining three games, Arsenal’s title bid will surely go down to the wire.
But there were ugly scenes at full-time yesterday as riot police clashed with fans outside Tottenham’s stadium.
Some supporters could be seen being knocked to the floor.
While another was dragged along the ground in front of stunned onlookers.
Various projectiles were also hurled at the police, who wore riot gear and high-vis jackets.
Reports from the ground suggested the clashes were between cops and Spurs fans, although that has not been confirmed.
Meanwhile, another video emerged showing police clashing with home fans inside the ground as another group watches on.
They were allegedly angry after some Arsenal fans snuck into the home end of the Tottenham stadium.
The clips come after one Gunners supporter was filmed celebrating while in the Spurs stands.
But at full-time, he proudly unzipped his jacket to reveal the Arsenal shirt underneath as disappointed Spurs fans streamed past him towards the exit.
Supporters of Tottenham and Arsenal were involved in violent clashes on the streets surrounding White Hart Lane, ahead of Saturday’s north London derby.
The fixture has been hit by crowd trouble in recent seasons, but events spiralled out of control even before the game, as supporters gathered ahead of the 12:45 kickoff.
Police officers were forced to intervene as supporters clashed, with one supporter seen with blood gushing from a head wound, while others were knocked to the floor.
Rival fans also taunted police and threw cans at horse mounted police, before officers began to engage as they looked to restore order.
The two sides met in one of most hotly-anticipated north London derbies of the Premier League era, with Spurs three points ahead of the Gunners as both pursue leaders Leicester and the title.
And ill-feeling has been growing between the rival supporters after incidents at both grounds in recent seasons, culminating in Arsenal fans ripping up hoardings and smashing seats after a Capital One Cup tie at White Hart Lane earlier this season, leading to the arrest of 10 supporters.
That was followed by Spurs fans appearing to trash toilets at the Emirates in a league fixture between the two in November.
It didn’t take Bacary Sagna long to find out exactly what it meant to take on Tottenham as an Arsenal player.
The former Gunners star had come through the ranks with Auxerre before Arsene Wenger brought him to north London in 2007.
He was just 24 when he arrived in England and, with club rivalries rare in France, he had never really experienced what it was like to play a passionate derby against your neighbor
But with Arsenal travelling to take on Spurs at White Hart Lane in what was just his fifth competitive appearance for his new club, that soon changed.
It’s been nearly 14 years now since that first north London derby for Sagna, but the game and the lesson he learned from Arsenal legend Pat Rice, who was Wenger’s assistant manager at the time, remains at the forefront of his mind
It was all new to me because in France we don’t really have that hate, apart from between Paris and Marseille, who I didn’t play for,” the former Arsenal right-back told Goal during an exclusive interview.
“The build-up to that game was different. I felt it, even walking on the street the fans were already celebrating and cheering. I could feel it was different.
“I remember Pat Rice came to me and punched my shoulder and said ‘You, it’s the derby this weekend, so you better be ready.’ I was like ‘Woah, okay then!’”
Arsenal went into that game having won three of their opening four games that season, but they soon found themselves trailing to a Gareth Bale free-kick.
Even when I first got to the pitch for the warm-up, people were throwing things at us,” recalled Sagna. “You could feel the hate and I liked it.
“I enjoyed my first game at White Hart Lane. We won in a nice way.