FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Chelsea v West Ham United - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - November 30, 2019 Chelsea's Christian Pulisic in action with West Ham United's Declan Rice Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley
LONDON (Reuters) - Police are investigating allegations of homophobic chanting by some West Ham United supporters during their team's 1-0 Premier League win at Chelsea on Saturday, the BBC has reported.
Official LGBT+ supporters' groups of both clubs -- Pride of Irons and Chelsea Pride -- said on Twitter that they had witnessed continuous discriminatory chanting directed towards Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge and reported it to West Ham.
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