West Midlands Police have released CCTV images of four men they want to speak to after football fan disorder in Wolverhampton city centre. Five men have been arrested so far, and four have been charged with public order offences. The disorder broke out after Wolves beat Stoke City at Molineux Stadium on 29 August.
CCTV images and arrests
Police said there was fighting between groups and items being thrown after the disorder broke out, and the appeal is now focused on identifying the men pictured. The force has asked for help as part of an investigation that is still moving through the legal process.
Four of the men arrested have already been charged with public order offences. The accused were released on bail to appear at Dudley Magistrates' Court later this month, and bail conditions stop them going to football matches and being in the city centre.
Match context in Wolverhampton
The football side of this story is limited to the aftermath of the match, not the match itself. West Midlands Police have not said in the appeal that the CCTV images prove who caused the disorder, only that officers want to speak to the four men shown.
Wolves' wider context around that period was not kind on the pitch. They went into that run with a five-match league form line of DDLDL, finished 20th in the Premier League with 20 points from 38 matches, and ended the season on a goal difference of -41. The investigation now sits apart from that on-field struggle, with police still trying to identify the men in the footage.
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