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A handful of Aston Villa fans were pepper-sprayed by police after last night’s friendly with FC Nantes.

It’s thought around five or six heavily-intoxicated supporters were targeted by the French officers after persistent pleas to vacate a certain section of the stadium.

Other Villa fans nearby were also thought to have been caught up in the action and were pepper-sprayed, too.

(Image: Aston Villa Away Facebook page and @footyawayday)

Following the trouble in the country during Euro 2016, police adopted a zero-tolerance policy and were keen to move on the small minority of fans who had been drinking throughout the day.

It should be noted that there were no incidents of violence recorded and that the rest of the 250 travelling supporters behaved themselves and represented the club in a positive light.

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Aston Villa are aware that the incident only involved a small number of fans and could look into the matter.

Eye-witnesses said that the police were simply trying to move the fans on and that they were resisting due to the amount of alcohol they had consumed.

Villa won the friendly 1-0 thanks to a goal from Rudy Gestede.