A total of 27 football fans have been arrested and three police officers injured after violence erupted following a derby match in Newcastle.
Missiles were thrown at police as a group of Newcastle fans tried to confront Sunderland supporters in Central Station, Newcastle, after the home side's 0-3 defeat at St James' Park.
One officer was taken to hospital for treatment, Northumbria Police said.
The violence erupted after crowd trouble marred Saturday's FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.
Some 14 men were arrested after Millwall fans began fighting with each other during the second half of their 2-0 defeat by Wigan, in disturbing scenes that left youngsters in tears and were witnessed by millions on TV. Scotland Yard said 12 of those held were Millwall supporters and two were Wigan fans.
Northumbria Police said they were pelted with missiles during yesterday's trouble in Newcastle. A force spokeswoman said: "The most serious incident involved a group of Newcastle fans in Central Station attempting to confront Sunderland supporters, but they were intercepted by officers from British Transport Police.
"During this incident missiles were thrown at the officers, which resulted in three injuries to officers – one of them requiring assessment at hospital."
It is believed Newcastle fans were also involved in a series of sporadic incidents of disorder in the city centre following the match.
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