The Premier League have condemned ‘unacceptable’ Hillsborough chants from fans during their Premier League clash against .
Vile chants about the Hillsborough Stadium disaster were heard during the .
Fans could be heard singing ‘always the victims’ and ‘murderers’ towards the Liverpool supporters, with the Premier League condemning the ‘tragedy chants’.
Ninety-six football fans died as a result of a crush in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. After a 27-year campaign by victims’ families, the behaviour of Liverpool fans was exonerated.
‘The Premier League condemns the tragedy chanting heard at tonight’s match between Chelsea and Liverpool,’ a statement read.
‘We continue to treat this as an unacceptable issue and are seeking to address it as a priority.’
Chelsea also condemned the ‘inappropriate chants’, saying in a statement: ‘Hateful chanting has no place in football and we apologise to anyone who has been offended by them.’
Similar chants were heard at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday during .
‘We are disappointed to have heard inappropriate chants from home fans during today’s game,’ Man City said in a statement.
‘We regret any offence these chants may have caused and will continue to work with supporters groups and officials from both clubs to eradicate hateful chanting from this fixture.’
On the pitch, Chelsea and Liverpool played out an underwhelming goalless draw in the Blues’ first game since .
The result leaves Chelsea 11th in the Premier League with nine league games remaining, while Liverpool stay eighth – seven points outside the Champions League places.
Chelsea return to action on Saturday against relegation-battlers Wolves, while Liverpool welcome Premier League leaders Arsenal to Anfield on Sunday.
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