Concerns are growing inside the Premier League over the behaviour of fans at top-flight grounds, after three players were assaulted during last weekend’s matches.
Provisional data collected by police and first revealed by the BBC showed there have been 800 arrests at English football matches this season, a 47 per cent rise on the comparative period in 2019-20. There were 759 reports of disorder, which would include the throwing of missiles, up from 560. The Premier League is to meet the United Kingdom Football Policing Unit this week. They will discuss possible co-ordinated responses with the EFL and Football Association, although clubs customarily develop their own safety policies in conjunction with local police.
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