A football fan invited to walk out onto the pitch with West Ham's Declan Rice before kick-off said the experience "was the best day of my life".
Eight-year-old Ronnie, from Saffron Walden in Essex, has cerebral palsy and loved watching the England international so much he had an image of him put on his leg splints.
Midfielder Rice saw a social media post of Ronnie's splints and invited the youngster to join him on the pitch.
"It was like a dream," said Ronnie.
He accompanied Rice out of the tunnel and onto the pitch ahead of the match against Chelsea on Saturday which saw them draw 1-1.