Overview
- Thousands of supporters converged on London as Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 2-1 and lifted the Premier League trophy, producing heavy concentrations of people around the Emirates and local transport disruption.
- The Metropolitan Police said it had worked with Arsenal and emergency partners, placed cordons from about 6pm and at times closed station access to prevent overcrowding and direct pedestrian flows.
- Officers made 17 arrests in the vicinity of the Emirates for offences that included affray, being drunk and disorderly and assault on an emergency worker.
- At Selhurst Park stewards stopped two men wearing high-visibility jackets, who were arrested on suspicion of fraud by false representation, taken into custody and later cautioned.
- The scale of the celebrations, driven by the club’s first top-flight championship since 2004, will prompt reviews of stewarding, entry controls and local crowd-management plans ahead of future fixtures.