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More from West Ham manager David Moyes: "The players understand they are playing for the supporters, they want to do well. We want the supporters behind us but you can't cross the line and come on to the pitch.

"I've not been to games in my time where I've seen that. We need them, we are fighting for the points, we are all in it.

"We need the supporters with us in a different way. All i ask is that everyone sticks together."

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West Ham United club statement: "West Ham United have immediately launched a full and thorough investigation into the incidents which marred the second half of today's match and are committed to taking decisive and appropriate action.

"An emergency meeting has been called with all London Stadium stakeholders. There will be no further comment at this time."

We said that this one would have repercussions.

Stand by for a West Ham club statement...

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More from Mark Noble: "I wouldn't say I felt in danger, but you never know in this world. I'm a West Ham fan and I've always protected the club. If someone approaches me, I'll protect myself.

"It's been like this for the past two seasons, since we moved to this stadium. Every time we lose we and the board get a lot of stick. It seemed today that the fans had had enough. They wanted to show their emotion. When fans come to the game with the hump, they know how to show their emotions.

"The atmosphere was horrible. We know a lot of it isn't aimed at the players, but we have to be man enough to play in that atmosphere.

"I'm really hoping the fans have got it off their chest. They are a true, honest and passionate bunch of people. I'm hoping that they have had their outburst, because all that matters is staying in the Premier League. if they can help us get over the line, maybe we can sort it out in the summer."

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West Ham captain Mark Noble to MOTD: "It's well known fans haven't been happy for a long time. The only way to squash that is to win games.

"We should have been two up in the first half and as soon as we conceded, the atmosphere changed. The fans' feelings took over.

"I'm a human being. I know I'm out on the pitch, under scrutiny, but if someone approaches me I will protect myself. So will a lot of other players.

"The crowd weren't happy. No matter what happened today, it seemed they were planning something anyway."

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West Ham are fronting up. Mark Noble, who tackled a supporter than entered the field of play, is talking to broadcasters now.

Rob Pritchard: You have to admire the West Ham fans for their stamina if absolutely nothing else. It's miles from the stands to the pitch.

Alex Cunningham: Hopefully this pitch invasion will finally open the directors' eyes to the chaos that is our club at the moment.

Richard Vaughan: What an embarrassment that was. Tiny number fans running onto the pitch to have a go at the players and it all falls apart. Vast majority of people in the ground were glad to see them get dragged off by security.

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West Ham manager David Moyes to MOTD: "Up until the goal you wouldn't have thought that it would have been such a bad day. We had played well enough to be in front but the first goal quickly altered things.

"We want the supporters behind us, since I've been here they've been really good. But you can't cross the line and come on the pitch.

"A lot of my players did well with the way they acted.

"We still have plenty of games, we are good enough and we will be out of the bottom three come the end of the season. I'm confident we have the players here."

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"We want the supporters behind us," says Moyes, who insists that his team played well for long periods.

The Hammers have lost four of their last five, but Moyes says he's "confident" his team won't be in the bottom three come the end of the season.

Jon Evans: West Ham fans should be embarrassed of their behaviour. It's appalling. Many teams have gone through worse times. Hope they go down after this, the fans deserve it.

David Moyes has emerged from the dressing room and is speaking to broadcasters. He looks like he's aged about 15 years over the course of this afternoon.

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Burnley striker Chris Wood to MOTD: "What was going through my mind? Hopefully they wouldn't stop the game.

"It's a tough situation, I can sympathise with the fans. They just want to see their team win. It's tough for them at the moment but they need to stick with the players.

"You don't want that to happen on the pitch, it creates problems and safety issues. We were fine, they were just voicing their frustration."

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Yep, the crowd trouble may well have masked what was a pretty poor return to the West Ham first team for Joe Hart.

Nicholas: Joe Hart should not even be considered to go to Russia. Just not a good goalkeeper.

Andy: No description of a Joe Hart performance would be complete without the word "howler."

Bayo: Is anyone still keen on throwing Joe Hart’s name in the hat for that trip to Russia? I mean, seriously?

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Burnley boss Sean Dyche to MOTD: "They were the better side in the first half, we had to do the ugly stuff to stay in it.

"We have to focus on ourselves.

"You can't play like we did in the first half and expect to get things out of the game.

"The first marker was to be better than last season. We have played better and now we have 43 points, the highest in the Premier League era. That's pleasing with eight games to go."

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Apparently, the Burnley bench spotted some children that were caught up in the trouble and allowed the youngsters to shelter in their dugout. Another angle to a remarkable afternoon at London Stadium. This one will have repercussions.

If you're just joining us, there have been some extraordinary scenes at London Stadium, where West Ham fans have turned on their board during the home defeat by Burnley. Spectators got on to the field after all three of Burnley's goals, while Hammers co-chairmen David Gold and David Sullivan were hounded out of the directors' box.

N'Golo Kante returns for Chelsea, who make four changes from their defeat at Manchester City. Davide Zappacosta, Gary Cahill and Olivier Giroud also come in for the Blues.

Chelsea: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Cahill, Zappacosta, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso, Willian, Hazard, Giroud

Subs: Caballero, Morata, Pedro, Bakayoko, Moses, Emerson, Ampadu

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Crystal Palace are unchanged from their 3-2 defeat against Manchester United on Monday, but Wilfried Zaha makes the bench.

Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Wan-Bissaka, Kelly, Tomkins, van Aanholt, Townsend, McArthur, Milivojevic, Schlupp, Sorloth, Benteke

Subs: Cavalieri, Zaha, Sakho, Chung-yong, Souare, Fosu-Mensah, Riedewald

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