Reading v Oxford United: Five more arrests over 'violent disorder'

Trouble broke out ahead of the game at Reading FC in December, police said

Five more people have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder at a football local derby.

The trouble broke out in Reading before the evening fixture on 12 December 2023 between Reading FC and Oxford United, police previously said.

Five men, aged between 19 and 48 and from Bicester, Reading and London, have been released on conditional bail.

The rival Thames Valley clubs will face each other again in Oxford at 12:30 GMT on Saturday.

Police previously said they would use dispersal powers, spotters, drones and mounted officers to prevent further crowd trouble.

On 12 December, the two clubs met for the first time since 2004.

Disorder broke out in Friar Street and Station Approach shortly before 19:00, Thames Valley Police previously said.

The force added that 30 people had been arrested over the trouble so far, with 29 released on bail with conditions to prevent them attending football fixtures as spectators and one released with no further action.

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