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Millwall vs West Ham LIVE: Huge Police Presence with Fears of Violence as Statement Released
The operation includes dog units, mounted police and live facial recognition cameras as officials seek to prevent violence at the derby.
- The Metropolitan Police are deploying 400 officers at The Den today for the Millwall vs West Ham Championship match, aiming to prevent violence during the reignited rivalry.
- After 14 years, the Dockers Derby returns as the fierce London rivals meet in the Championship for the first time since 2012.
- Dog units, mounted police, and facial recognition cameras are being deployed to prevent a repeat of the shameful violence during the 2009 League Cup tie at Upton Park.
- Sky Sports Football and ITV1 provide live coverage of the 12:30pm BST kick-off, with Standard Sport reporter Arthur Ferridge delivering updates from the ground.
- West Ham enter the match at the top of the table, while Millwall seek to recover from a midweek loss at Middlesbrough before this notorious London derby.
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Millwall vs West Ham LIVE: Fiery derby reaction as police look to stop fan chaos
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·New York, United States
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Millwall receives West Ham for the first time in 14 years – and the police are preparing for the worst. What happened at the last meeting explains the massive security effort.
·Berlin, Germany
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Violent derby between West Ham and Millwall. Then the police in London will take extra powers. Among other things, they will quadruple the number of police officers for Saturday's match.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right1Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Left, 43% Center
Bias Distribution
- 43% of the sources lean Left, 43% of the sources are Center
43% Center
L 43%
C 43%
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