Former West Ham United co-chairman David Sullivan has attended their Carabao Cup lucifer against Portsmouth contempt being advised helium should enactment distant from location games astatine London Stadium.
Sullivan resigned from his position arsenic co-chair of West Ham successful June aft seven women accused him of sexually exploitative and predatory behaviour, allegations helium categorically denies.
West Ham are successful the opening circular of the EFL Cup for the archetypal clip successful 15 years pursuing past season's relegation from the Premier League.
The lucifer against Portsmouth is the archetypal the nine person played since the allegations against Sullivan were reported.
A associated probe by BBC Panorama and The Times revealed Sullivan has been banned from interaction with West Ham's women's and younker teams for the past 3 years due to the fact that of safeguarding concerns.
Despite resigning from his presumption arsenic co-chairman successful June, Sullivan remains the largest azygous shareholder astatine the nine with a 38.8% stake.
A spokesperson for London Stadium connected Monday told BBC News it had "recommended" to West Ham that Sullivan does not be with concerns astir instrumentality unrest.
However, determination did not look to beryllium immoderate problems wrong the stadium earlier and soon aft kick-off.
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