The Football Association are to investigate the crowd trouble which marred Saturday's League One play-off semi-final first leg between Millwall and Leeds.
A number of spectators entered the field after Neil Harris' 71st-minute winner for Millwall and the FA have confirmed that they are to make enquiries and gather information from all concerned parties following the clash at the Den.
Leeds goalkeeper Casper Ankergren was subjected to taunts by the Millwall fans following the goal and also had missiles thrown at him, and Scotland Yard have confirmed that one man has been arrested on suspicion of assault.
"There was something thrown at me, I didn't see what it was as I turned my back on it," Ankergren told BBC Sport. "It's very bad for football and Millwall should be punished. I was pushed in the back by one of the fans that came on the pitch too. It should never happen, fans should not be allowed on to the pitch.
"I'm not sure what the security were doing as no-one came to remove them. They are meant to be here to protect the players, it's not good enough. I hope something will be done. It is a disgrace to football."
Millwall have confirmed that any fans arrested will be banned from all their games for the foreseeable future and that Ankergren has received apologies from the club.
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.i was at the game saturday
20 people maximum got on to the playing area celebrating with the players after the goal yes thats illigall and shouldn`t happen.TWO idiots decided not to stop there and fronted up to leeds keeper NEITHER touched him,i sit behind the goal where this happend and saw the incident first hand.one of the morons threw /droped a coat behind the keeper not directly at him then when the keeeper turned round AND SPAT AT THE "FAN" the bloke waved his coat at him,ooh scarey!!!.
i am not standing up for the twits who decided to enter the feild of play and especially aint standing up for the two muppets who had a go at the keeper but for his comments
"I'm not sure what the security were doing as no-one came to remove them. They are meant to be here to protect the players, it's not good enough. I hope something will be done. It is a disgrace to football."
i think he should be shown the bins at tescos where he can find where sour grapes normally are found
Leeds should get a bye to the final and a 3 goal start for being messed about in the past by the powers that be. Leeds United (Still) Kings of Europe
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