Overview
- West Ham expects David Sullivan to attend Saturday’s Carabao Cup tie with Portsmouth despite the stadium operator advising he stay away.
- London Stadium has officially recommended Sullivan does not attend matches and asked the club to notify it of any planned visits so it can arrange extra safety and operational measures.
- Sullivan resigned as West Ham co-chair in June after a BBC Panorama and The Times investigation named seven women who accused him of predatory behaviour, allegations he denies.
- Sullivan still holds a 38.8% stake while Vanessa Gold has agreed to sell her 25.1% holding to an Amanda Staveley-led consortium and Daniel Kretinsky has reduced his stake below 25%, creating potential shifts in control under the club’s pre-emption rules.
- The Portsmouth match will be the club’s first since the allegations and is expected to draw about 55,000 season-ticket holders, a situation supporters and some staff say could cause offence, disruption, protests, and further reputational and operational strain on the club.