Two people were arrested after violent clashes involving Arsenal and Tottenham supporters broke out ahead of the North London derby.
One fan could be seen with blood streaming down his face, while mobile phone footage shows mounted police surrounded by rowdy fans throwing cans.
Oliver Barr, 23, a Fulham fan at the game, said some Tottenham fans had lined the road between the south stand of White Hart Lane, which seats the away fans, and High Road, as well as the route taken by police escorting Arsenal fans.
He said he did not see what sparked the clashes in the mobile phone footage but said: "I could quite clearly see bottles being thrown and mounted police using batons on fans as they tried to get control of the situation.
"After regaining some degree of control, the police managed to gather all of the away fans into a double-layered cordon of officers outside of the away end but you could clearly see coins and other objects being thrown between the two sets of fans as mounted officers encouraged Spurs fans to move to their seats."
The Metropolitan Police told Sky News two arrests were made for public order offences during separate altercations near White Hart Lane.
Tensions were higher than usual ahead of the game - which ended 2-2 - as both sides are involved in the Premier League title race.
It comes after 10 fans were arrested when the sides met in the Capital One Cup in September after Arsenal fans ripped off hoardings and smashed seats in the away end.
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