Riots at Premier League playoff on day British Prime Minister attends

Chaotic images after Southampton vs West Brom match

As soon as the referee blew the final whistle, hundreds of Southampton fans rushed onto the pitch to celebrate. They lit flares and danced. Even though they knew they would not be able to get tickets to the Premier League, they still sang enthusiastically. Many even teased the opposing fans. And from there, riots broke out.

Frustrated by the taunts from their rivals, hundreds of West Brom fans broke through the security fence and rushed onto the pitch to find a way to fight back. They ran everywhere just to find and beat up the opposing fans. In the stands, the two sides continued to exchange words with each other.

Not stopping there, a homemade rocket was thrown from the West Brom stand. They only caused a small amount of smoke and fire, but it was enough to make the security forces sweat because this match, the British Prime Minister was in attendance. He is a loyal Southampton fan. What is happening is putting the British security services at risk.

Fortunately, the police quickly calmed the situation. They quickly separated the two groups of fans and avoided major trouble. But the two sides continued to exchange words. The away fans chanted "Albion" (West Brom's nickname).

At the same time, players from both sides were quickly taken to the locker room. The incident ended without any injuries to players or fans.

In the match, Southampton took full advantage of their home field advantage to put pressure on their opponents. Will Smallbone opened the scoring in the 39th minute. Then, Adam Armstrong's double helped Southampton lead 3-0. West Brom could only pull back 1-3 in injury time before losing convincingly.

The win secures a place for Southampton in the promotion final at Wembley on May 26. The winner will join Ipswich and Leicester in the final promotion spot.