South Yorkshire Police officers are continuing to examine video evidence of the disorder that followed the Sheffield Wednesday v Crystal Palace football match last weekend.

Police in Sheffield expect to make further arrests in addition to the eight people arrested for public order offences last Sunday, 2 May. All eight are currently on police bail pending further enquiries.

Superintendent Martin Scothern, the match commander at Hillsborough last weekend, said: “We are dealing with the most serious football-related violence for years in South Yorkshire and are determined to take action against those people whose behaviour was totally unacceptable.

“Police officers and vehicles were attacked by a crowd of people outside the ground after police and stewards had diffused disruption inside the stadium. Members of this crowd caused damage to property and to police vehicles with stones thrown at officers who were trying to protect the safety of everyone who attended the match.

“Police dogs are only deployed in the most serious cases of violence but such was the scale of the disturbance, police dogs had to be used to restore public order outside the stadium.

“We continue to work with Sheffield Wednesday Football Club and the local safety advisory group as part of a full and robust investigation into the disgraceful scenes witnessed at Hillsborough.”