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| Southend and Cambridge fans fight broken up with CS spray | Southend and Cambridge fans fight broken up with CS spray |
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| Police used CS spray to break up a fight between rival football fans outside a pub in Southend. | Police used CS spray to break up a fight between rival football fans outside a pub in Southend. |
| Three men were arrested following the clash outside the Railway pub, said to have involved about 15 people, and one man suffered serious head injuries. | Three men were arrested following the clash outside the Railway pub, said to have involved about 15 people, and one man suffered serious head injuries. |
| Essex Police arrested two men on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and one for criminal damage. | Essex Police arrested two men on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and one for criminal damage. |
| The pub is less than a mile from Roots Hall stadium where Southend United and Cambridge United had drawn 0-0. | The pub is less than a mile from Roots Hall stadium where Southend United and Cambridge United had drawn 0-0. |
| Police said they were called to the pub in East Street at about 19:20 GMT on Saturday. They said a man in his 40s from Suffolk was found on the ground with serious head injuries and was taken to the Royal London Hospital. | Police said they were called to the pub in East Street at about 19:20 GMT on Saturday. They said a man in his 40s from Suffolk was found on the ground with serious head injuries and was taken to the Royal London Hospital. |
| A 33-year-old man from Southend and a 23-year-old man from Westcliff were arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. | |
| A 47-year-old man from Cambridge was held on suspicion of causing criminal damage, relating to damage to the pub door. | |
| Police said East Street was likely to be closed for most of Sunday. | Police said East Street was likely to be closed for most of Sunday. |