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West Ham fan who ran onto the pitch to confront Eden Hazard during Chelsea defeat is arrested

Ian Paul Crouch has been bailed to appear at court in two weeks’ time

Tuesday 07 March 2017 17:23 GMT

The supporter was wrestled away from Chelsea's players (Getty)

A West Ham supporter who jumped over the advertising hoardings to confront celebrating Chelsea players during Monday night’s match between the two teams has been arrested.

Ian Paul Crouch, 51, has been bailed to appear at court in two weeks’ time.

West Ham are likely to press for Crouch to be banned from all football stadiums across the country as they attempt to crack down on anti-social behaviour at the London Stadium.

The club have implemented a five-point security plan for the Premier League following crowd trouble during the earlier EFL Cup meeting between the two teams in October.

In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: “Three people were arrested in connection with last night's match between West Ham and Chelsea in Stratford.

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Darren Randolph – 7 out of 10

Not at fault for either of Chelsea's two goals. Made a superb reaction save in the second-half to deny Diego Costa from point blank range.

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Cheikhou Kouyate – 4 out of 10

Shifted into defence so as to accommodate Noble. He committed more fouls in the first-half than Chelsea did as an entire team, which rather sums his performance up.

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Winston Reid – 6 out of 10

Made two crucial first-half interceptions and proved more solid than the decidedly erratic Jose Fonte.

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Jose Fonte – 4 out of 10

The winter signing struggled against Chelsea’s pace and made two first-half howlers: first doing too much on the ball and dribbling into trouble, then suffering the indignity of an air-kick as he went to boot the ball away from Pedro. Spurned two good goal-scoring opportunities in the second-half.

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Aaron Cresswell – 6 out of 10

One of West Ham’s better players and overlapped nicely with Snodgrass down the left. Their partnership shows promise. Put some good balls into the box for Carroll to contest but exposed defensively by Hazard. .

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Mark Noble – 5 out of 10

Struggled. The West Ham captain is too frequently overran in the big games. Lacked the pace to compete with Chelsea’s scampering midfield and offered little going forward.

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Pedro Obiang – 6 out of 10

One of West Ham’s better players but he won’t want to see Chelsea’s second goal again: a Cesc Fabregas corner skimming off the top of his head and into the path of Diego Costa for the easiest of close-range finishes.

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Sofiane Feghouli – 6 out of 10

Started the game impressively and initially looked to have Alonso’s number, showing promise in the final third. But faded as the game went on.

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Manuel Lanzini – 7 out of 10

Took his late goal very well, firing past Courtois after being played in by Ayew. A talented, but ultimately limited to a role on the periphery tonight.

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Robert Snodgrass – 6 out of 10

Made some impressive darting runs behind Victor Moses and worked nicely with Cresswell but will be disappointed he didn’t stretch the Chelsea defence more.

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Andy Carroll – 6 out of 10

A hard-working performance but Carroll, rushed back from injury for this game, never looked a threat unless the ball was in the air. Even then, he was well dealt with by Cahill and David Luiz.

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Thibaut Courtois – 7 out of 10

Rarely called into action but did well against the aerial threat of Andy Carroll. Made a fine save to keep Jose Fonte out.

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Cesar Azpilicueta – 6 out of 10

The Spaniard had been identified as a potential weak link before the match but was rarely troubled.

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Gary Cahill – 7 out of 10

Another solid performance from Chelsea’s skipper. Won an impressive 5 aerial battles and made two significant interceptions.

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David Luiz – 7 out of 10

Looked confident playing alongside Cahill and also dealt with Carroll well, frequently drifting into Azpilicueta’s territory to ensure the forward didn’t isolate his smaller team-mate.

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Victor Moses – 6 out of 10

The wing-back — a revelation this season — has looked a little tired in recent weeks and was again below-par for the league leaders. It may be time for Antonio Conte to give him a brief rest.

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N’Golo Kante – 7 out of 10

Not the Frenchman’s finest performance but he was still a menace in the middle of the park, winning four tackles and joining the counter attack whenever possible.

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Cesc Fabregas – 7 out of 10

Another encouraging performance from the midfielder which suggests he has truly revolutionised his game under Antonio Conte. No player ran further and his through-balls proved a constant threat.

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Marcos Alonso – 7 out of 10

Restricted to just the one barnstorming run forward this week. Feghouli made a bright start down his flank but Alonso quickly recovered and kept him quiet for the rest of the evening.

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Pedro – 7 out of 10

Looked very dangerous on the counter-attack and combined well with Eden Hazard. Should have done better with a first-half chance though, which was deflected clear by Obiang.

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Eden Hazard – 9 out of 10

Brilliant against Swansea last week and tonight he was once again Chelsea’s most dangerous player. Took his goal with confidence and was a frequent menace on the counter-attack.

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Diego Costa – 7 out of 10

An almost anonymous first-half during which he only touched the ball 24 times, but what does that matter when he got his name onto the scoresheet? A poacher’s finish but they all count.

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“A 51-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of pitch encroachment. Ian Paul Crouch (12.10.1965) of Corringham, was subsequently charged with going on to an area adjacent to the playing area under sections 4 and 5 of the Football Offences Act 1991.

“He has been bailed to appear at Thames Magistrates' Court on 21 March.

The statement added that another supporter had been arrested after attempting to smuggle in a flare to the stadium for the match, which West Ham lost 2-1.

“[In addition] A 51-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of common assault. An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempting to enter a stadium whilst in possession of a flare.

“Both remain in police custody at this time at east London police stations, and enquiries continue.”

West Ham's early games at the London Stadium were marred by fighting (Getty)

With the exception of the two incidents the match at the London Stadium otherwise passed peacefully.

West Ham have been applauded for the implementation of their strict five-point policy which has helped to stamp out the crowd trouble which marred their first few fixtures at the stadium in Stratford.

Greater care has been taken to keep supporters after the match, the segregation area between rival supporters has been widened and stewards have been issued with handheld video cameras to help identify rule-breakers.

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