West Ham have banned 71 thugs after crowd trouble at the London Stadium, it has been revealed.

The club's move to the 60,000 capacity former Olympic Stadium has been beset with crowd issues, and the club which issued a five-point plan to help stop unrest, had promised to ban 200 supporters.

Speaking to the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee today, West Ham Vice-chairman Karren Brady said 71 thugs had now been banned.

"The majority of fans are passionate and well behaved. We've worked hard to identify troublemakers and that has been successful."

Met Commander Ben-Julian Harrinton told the committee clubs should contribute more to the cost of policing matches, with West Ham matches costing £426,000 so far this year, and a total bill for the Met of £8 million across London.

They reclaim £700,000 from clubs, he said, while Ms Brady said her policing costs were included in the £2.5 million rent the club pays.