Premier League Homophobic Chants: Three people have been arrested in connection to homophobic and discriminatory chants. The incident occurred during the Premier League match on Saturday between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea, the Wolves said in a statement. Both the teams and the Premier League have condemned the chants directed at Chelsea supporters during the game, which the Wolves won 1-0 at home in Molineux Stadium. Follow Premier League LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Wolves’ full statement
“Homophobia, like all other forms of discrimination, has no place in football or society, and anyone engaging in discriminatory behaviour is committing a criminal offence,” Wolves said in a statement.
“We can confirm that three arrests were made by West Midlands Police relating to homophobia, and the discriminatory chants in question.” they further said.
The homophobic chanting heard at the Wolverhampton Wanderers versus Chelsea fixture today has no place in football or society.
The Premier League condemns all forms of discrimination. Football is for everyone. https://t.co/rDFlfL1nbA
— Premier League (@premierleague) April 8, 2023
The police did not immediately respond to a request for comment early on Sunday.
During the game, Wolves said in an announcement to fans that discriminatory behaviour and chants were not tolerated at Molineux Stadium.
The club said it would offer full support to the police in their investigation.
Premier League : Wolves’ Performance
Wolves gained the lead in the 31st minute of the game when Matheus Nunes scored a goal. They maintained the lead throughout the match in what remained as the only goal in the match. With this victory, Wolves are stationed at the 12th position with 31 points in the Premier League points table with eight games still left to go.
