Football fan knocked out at West Ham vs Chelsea is 'good egg' who 'supports Wimbledon'

READ MORE: Man arrested after football fan floored by one punch outside West Ham stadiumSpeaking to the Daily Mail, Barnes explained: "I have spoken to Bill. He has gotten a bit of grief and banter, but nobody condones what happened. Everyone is of the impression that he deserved it because he found himself in a silly position."In the four or five years he has worked with us, there has never been any sign he is anything like that.

We have high hopes for him in the future and becoming a central part of our plans moving forward. He never has time off and is always on time."The weird part is that he is actually an (AFC) Wimbledon fan. He just went with a group of mates and got in with the wrong crowd.

He is very sorry for what he has done."I have told him that he needs to move on from it and get his head down. He has been sent home for a week and has to be on light duties for a week when he returns. Hopefully he will learn from that and it will be a life lesson for him.

Nobody has been hurt."A man was later arrested following the incident, with the Metropolitan Police confirming the arrest in a statement which read: "A 22 year old man was arrested before kick off at the London Stadium today after an alleged assault on another man. The 22-year-old has been taken into custody."Tarbuck himself later filmed himself laughing about the incident in hospital on Saturday. Barnes also revealed that his colleagues have been trying to buy a painting of the attack.