West Ham will attempt to ward off further crowd trouble at the London Stadium by moving fans from their allocated seats for the Premier League clash against Stoke City on Saturday.

The club are cancelling away fans’ tickets and moving them further away from home supporters in an effort to avoid a repeat of the trouble that marred the recent EFL Cup clash against Chelsea.

Stoke are attempting to contact more than 80 fans to tell them of the changes, while some West Ham fans are also being moved.

In a club statement, Stoke told their fans: “The Potters have been advised by West Ham that supporters in certain seats will be issued with new ones for Saturday's game due to a change in seating arrangements.”

West Ham have been plagued by trouble since moving into The London Stadium at the start of this season.

There were disturbances at matches against Watford and Middlesbrough, but the worst trouble came during the 2-1 EFL Cup quarter-final win over the Blues, when seats, bottles and coins were hurled between rival groups.

Ahead of that match West Ham and Chelsea fans faced body searches and alcohol restrictions but those measures failed to deter confrontations, and the east-London club have been under pressure to take decisive steps.