West Ham and Bayer Leverkusen in angry mass brawl after double red card in Europa clash
A furious brawl broke out on the London Stadium pitch in the first half of West Ham's Europa League tie with Bayer Leverkusen. After Michail Antonio opened the scoring to half the Hammers' two-goal deficit from the first leg, a melee involving the majority of players and coaching staff broke out and the referee brandished two red cards.
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Alonso, who was still clinging onto his unbeaten record after delivering the Bundesliga title, attempted to calm the storm before Odilon Kossounou was substituted off for Edmond Tapsoba.
Both Tah and Antonio were booked for their roles in the kerfuffle, though received a less severe punishment than Hammers coach Billy McKinlay who was sent off as the tie descended into chaos.
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A red card was shown to West Ham assistant coach Billy McKinlay. (Image: Getty)McKinlay could be seen gesturing in the face of one member of Leverkusen's staff, though it is unknown what caused the frenzy in the dugout before it spilt out onto the pitch.
It remains to be seen whether the two incidents were related to one another, as the match official had eased the fury between the two sets of coaches but Antonio and Kossounou soon began wrestling and had to be broken up by their team-mates.
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Tensions were high at the London Stadium as West Ham attempted to overturn a 2-0 deficit from the first leg in Germany.
The hosts got off to a dream start when some smart work by the returning Jarrod Bowen set Antonio up to head past goalkeeper Matej Kovar and send the home crowd into pandemonium.
West Ham would need to hand their opponents a first defeat of the season to reach the semi-finals, however, after Alonso's outfit stormed the Bundesliga title and were unbeaten in all competitions before their trip to London.
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West Ham and Bayer Leverkusen in angry mass brawl after double red card in Europa clash
West Ham and Bayer Leverkusen in angry mass brawl after double red card in Europa clash
West Ham and Bayer Leverkusen in angry mass brawl after double red card in Europa clash
West Ham and Bayer Leverkusen in angry mass brawl after double red card in Europa clash
West Ham and Bayer Leverkusen in angry mass brawl after double red card in Europa clash
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