Man stabbed outside White Hart Lane before Spurs match against West Ham

By foxsports
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Reports of a stabbing at White Hart Lane - where Tottenham played West Ham - are being investigated by Metropolitan Police.

Metropolitan Police have confirmed they are investigating a stabbing at White Hart Lane prior to Tottenham's Premier League match against West Ham on Sunday. Officers arrived at the stadium at around 3:00 p.m. GMT - an hour before kick-off - to find a 35-year-old man, who is now stable in hopsital, with a stab wound.

The Met's statement read: "Police are called at approximately 15:00hrs on Sunday, 22 November, to reports of a stabbing in White Hart Lane at the junction with Tottenham High Road. Officers and London Ambulance and London's Air Ambulance attended and found a 35-year-old man with a stab wound to his abdomen. He was taken to an east London hospital where he remains in a stable condition. Detectives from Haringey CID are investigating.  No arrests have been made and enquires continue."

Tottenham won the London derby contest against West Ham 4-1.