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Man arrested after running onto pitch during West Ham-Chelsea

A West Ham supporter who ran on to the London Stadium pitch after Eden Hazard scored for Chelsea has been arrested and will appear in court later this month.

Ian Crouch, 51, has been arrested on suspicion of pitch encroachment after Hazard netted the opening goal with 25 minutes gone of Chelsea's 2-1 Premier League victory on Monday night.

Crouch -- who emerged from the home end -- climbed over the advertising hoardings and got to within a few feet of Hazard and his Chelsea teammates as they celebrated, before he was tackled by stewards and ushered away.