Arsenal have opened an investigation into alleged antisemitic behaviour by some of the club’s supporters during the 2-0 defeat to Tottenham, according to a report from Luke Brown of The Independent.
An Arsenal fan reportedly hissed in the direction of the Spurs supporters, imitating the noises of the Second World War Holocaust gas chambers.
The Independent report that witnesses told them that a fan seated in the North Bank stand was involved in a physical altercation after fellow supporters accused them of making antisemitic references.
The witnesses thought that fan had been removed from the stadium by the club’s stewards but Arsenal confirmed that they didn’t eject any fan last night, but one supporter did choose to leave the Emirates after an altercation with another fan.
As per a statement given to The Independent, Arsenal said:
We are aware of the alleged incident and are currently investigating. We do not tolerate any anti-social, discriminatory or violent behaviour at Arsenal Football Club. Anyone identified will receive a lengthy club ban and their details will be passed to the Police to commence legal proceedings. We are continually reminding our fans if they witness any form of discriminatory chanting at a match, they can report it to a matchday steward or use our ‘See Something, Say Something’ service… this enables us to act as quickly as possible.
There has also been a video shared online which appears to show a group of Arsenal supporters making several antisemitic provocations towards the Tottenham fans.
