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Sunderland fan 'causes supporters to vomit when he drops trousers in the stands' during match

The man was allegedly removed from the Stadium of Light after stewards became aware of what was going on

The fan was escorted out of the ground moments after the incident

A Sunderland fan allegedly pulled his trousers down and had poo during the home match with Reading - causing at least one fan to vomit.

Black Cats supporters took to a Sunderland fan forum after the match to reveal details of the incident, which is said to have taken place at the Stadium of Light during the defeat.

Writing online, one fan explained how the man sat in the South Stand suddenly jumped to his feet and dropped his trousers.

The supporter continued: "he squatted and curled one out".

The incident occurred at the Stadium of Light(Get Reading)
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As fans sat near the man noticed what was happening, they began to move away from the area.

The supporter is then said to have pulled his trousers up as stewards escorted him out of the ground.

One fan, reciting what happened, added: "A bairn (slang for a child) in the row in front saw the s*** and started gagging before spewing into our row!"

Reading beat the Black Cats 3-1 on Saturday(Get Reading)

The incident generated a strong response from many other Sunderland fans, who expressed their shock on social media.

One wrote: "Wait, wait, wait... A Sunderland fan did what? In the stand?!"

While another added: "A Sunderland fan poo'd on his seat today at the match.

Sunderland boss Chris Coleman suffered defeat in his first game in charge(Getty Images Europe)

"I mean, by all means be p***** off about the team's performance but some poor cleaner had to clean that up.

Northumbria Police was unable to confirm what happened or if anyone was arrested.

MirrorSport contacted Sunderland, but a spokesman for the club could not be reached at this time.

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