A weekly series reporter was caught up in the violence which marred a football match this week.

Jonathan Moyes, from the Newsquest’s north-east London Guardian Series, went as a punter to the Carling Cup game on Tuesday night between West Ham and Millwall at the former’s Upton Park stadium.

He saw two drunken men urinating on the train during his journey to the ground and later witnessed Millwall fans hurling cans and bottles at police as they tried to break the cordon to get to West Ham supporters.

During the game, which West Ham 3-1 after extra time, the pitch was invaded three times and three people were taken to hospital, with police making 13 arrests.

Reports also say that one man was stabbed in the chest outside the stadium while the match was taking place.

Describing the train journey, Jonathan said: “Commuters looked on in fright as the horde of fans made their way up the escalator to the platform.

“A shaven headed muscular man kept telling the Millwall fans around him to be quiet so as not to alert the police. He was organising the other fans and I assumed he was the leader.

“It was like something from the film The Football Factory, my heart was racing and I was panicking, fearing for my safety.

“As the train pulled into Upton Park station the fans became concerned it wasn’t going to stop.

“One of them yanked the emergency alarm stopping the train completely. I was scared and felt completely helpless.”