Troy Deeney: West Ham were trying to mug us off

Some of the disturbances are believed to be over persistent standing during matches and West Ham confirmed they had received seven complaints about standing following Saturday’s game against Watford.

And Dave Sullivan Junior, son of the club’s co-chairman, urged fans to report any stewards felt to be falling below the standards expected.

And Dave Sullivan Jr, the son of the co-owner, tweeted: “We were being verbally abused by our fans whilst stewards stood and did nothing”.

The Hornets’ head coach was delighted with Pereyra’s quality against the Hammers and also his work rate at the London Stadium.

The club has warned they could hand life bans to any supporters found to have been involved in crowd trouble.

“Whilst West Ham United do not hold the Safety Certificate (this is held by stadium operators LS185) or control the security at the stadium, the club is doing everything possible within its jurisdiction to help provide a safe and enjoyable environment for all supporters”.

“As a player I though they were trying to mug us off a little bit”, Deeney told BBC Radio 5 live.

“They, like all at West Ham United, do not want their reputation or the club’s to be tarnished by the minority”.

Deeney, who netted the visitors” second with an inch-perfect lob, claims West Ham’s impudence on the ball gave Watford the “fire in their belly’ to spark their fightback.

In the short term, West Ham will look to relocate fans to different sections of the new stadium and look at introducing “family areas”.

The Hammers host Accrington Stanley in the League Cup and Southampton in the Premier League ahead of that game.