West Ham will hand out life bans to fans found guilty of entering the pitch or throwing missiles inside the London Stadium during the chaotic scenes which engulfed their match with Burnley.

Saturday’s incidents marred the Hammers’ 3-0 defeat, which saw four separate pitch invaders, as well as thousands of fans protesting in the stands, with co-owner David Sullivan reportedly hit by a coin.

Club officials and directors have been involved in a ‘series’ of emergency meetings, alongside stadium operators LS185, Newham Council and other London Stadium stakeholders.

Further to their emergency meetings, the club will sit down with the Safety Advisory Group on Thursday where they look to take the lead on safety management at London Stadium, previously controlled by LS185.

A West Ham statement read: “The club is working in close conjunction with the Metropolitan Police to identify those individuals, who entered the pitch during the second half, and with stadium operator LS185, using London Stadium’s high-quality CCTV footage, to identify those who threw missiles, both of which are specific offences under the Football (Offences) Act 1991.

“Any individual found guilty will be banned from attending any West Ham United fixture, home and away, for life and the club will request the courts serve a banning order to prevent these individuals attending any football matches in the future.

“West Ham United maintain a zero-tolerance policy towards any behaviour of this nature, with the safety of all supporters always the club’s number one priority.”

The FA are running their own investigation, and are able to impose any sanction from a fine to ordering games be played behind closed doors.

The next game at London Stadium is the Premier League visit of Southampton on March 31.