Arsenal confirm contact with season ticket holder following attack on Sikh fan at Emirates

Arsenal have confirmed that they have made contact with a season ticket holder after an alleged attack on a Sikh fan during their Premier League clash with Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.

Twitter user Gurpreet Singh had made the claim, alleging that a Sikh supporter had been targetted in the toilets during the match against the Reds, with his turban taken from his head. "Hearing news of a Sikh Arsenal fan who was attacked during the match last night and had his turban removed in the toilets," the tweet said.

"Absolutely disgusted by this, we will not stand for this!" Now, the club have confirmed that they have spoken with the victim of the attack whilst stating that they will continue to offer support as well.

A club statement read: “We have made contact with a season ticket holder, who has confirmed that during half time of the match against Liverpool on Wednesday 16 March, he was the victim of racial abuse and a physical attack on his cultural identity. The details given by our supporter have been passed onto the Metropolitan Police and we are appealing for any witnesses who were in and around the toilet facilities in blocks 100 – 101 in the North Bank Upper Tier at half time last Wednesday.

"If you witnessed the incident, or have any information which may help us identify the culprit of this shameful act, please contact us on 020 7619 5000. Arsenal is a home for everyone and we take all forms of discriminatory abuse and violence extremely seriously. We will not stand for this kind of behaviour.

“We will continue to remain in contact and offer support to our fan who was the victim of this appalling incident.”