Tottenham and West Ham's Premier League match was interrupted when a fan ran on to take a free-kick for Spurs. The fan ran on to the pitch and made a break for the players down at West Ham's end. Stewards attempted to tackle the invader but they failed to reach him before he could leave his mark on proceedings. Christian Eriksen was primed to take a free-kick on the edge of the box but the fan, with stewards trailing behind him, hoofed the ball over the wall and into the stands. VIDEO Not the only one! Scroll down to watch Real Madrid pitch invader pose as Ronaldo . Run-up: The fan takes a long run-up to the free-kick as Christian Eriksen prepares to take it . Connection: After put-pacing the stewards the fan makes a decent connection with the ball . Eriksen then raised his hands over his head - it was unclear whether it was a reaction to the fan's narrow miss, or the fact that he had disrupted the game. After a small celebration, the pitch invader was bundled to the ground by stewards and taken away. Scotland Yard have confirmed that the fan has been arrested and is being held at a police station in East London. Tottenham eventually won the game 1-0, but it could have gone either way. Kyle Naughton was sent off for blocking a shot with his hands but Sam Allardyce's men failed to make Spurs pay as Mark Noble fired the subsequent penalty wide. James Collins then saw red for a second bookable offence. And this time Spurs took advantage. New signing Eric Dier popped up with a late winner to round off a memorable derby in east London. Escape: After hoofing the ball over the bar the fan tries to escape the steward . Ugly scenes: The fan is restrained by two stewards during the match in east London . Caught: The fan is lead away by security after disrupting the Premier League match .
Tottenham and West ham faced each other in Premier League opener .
Match was interrupted by pitch invader .
Fan ran up and took a free-kick that Christian Eriksen was stood over .
Spurs eventually won 1-0 after an Eric Dier goal .
Kyle Naughton and James Collins were sent off .
Tottenham and West Ham's Premier League match was interrupted when a fan ran on to take a free-kick for Spurs. The fan ran on to the pitch and made a break for the players down at West Ham's end. Stewards attempted to tackle the invader but they failed to reach him before he could leave his mark on proceedings. Christian Eriksen was primed to take a free-kick on the edge of the box but the fan, with stewards trailing behind him, hoofed the ball over the wall and into the stands. VIDEO Not the only one! Scroll down to watch Real Madrid pitch invader pose as Ronaldo . Run-up: The fan takes a long run-up to the free-kick as Christian Eriksen prepares to take it . Connection: After put-pacing the stewards the fan makes a decent connection with the ball . Eriksen then raised his hands over his head - it was unclear whether it was a reaction to the fan's narrow miss, or the fact that he had disrupted the game. After a small celebration, the pitch invader was bundled to the ground by stewards and taken away. Scotland Yard have confirmed that the fan has been arrested and is being held at a police station in East London. Tottenham eventually won the game 1-0, but it could have gone either way. Kyle Naughton was sent off for blocking a shot with his hands but Sam Allardyce's men failed to make Spurs pay as Mark Noble fired the subsequent penalty wide. James Collins then saw red for a second bookable offence. And this time Spurs took advantage. New signing Eric Dier popped up with a late winner to round off a memorable derby in east London. Escape: After hoofing the ball over the bar the fan tries to escape the steward . Ugly scenes: The fan is restrained by two stewards during the match in east London . Caught: The fan is lead away by security after disrupting the Premier League match .
Tottenham and West Ham's Premier League match was interrupted when a fan ran on to take a free-kick mark on proceedings. Christian Eriksen was primed the pitch invader was bundled to the ground by Tottenham eventually won the game 1-0, but it could have gone either way. Kyle Naughton was sent off for blocking a shot with his hands but signing Eric Dier popped up with a late winner to