Police on Alert Before Millwall v West Ham Match
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Football fans in England are getting ready for a big Saturday.
Police are on high alert before the Millwall v West Ham game. This means police are watching closely for problems.
Millwall and West Ham are two London football clubs. Games between London clubs can be difficult for police.
There are other big games on Saturday too. Tottenham Hotspur play a crunch clash. This means a very important game.
Aston Villa also play an important match on Saturday.
News websites often give live updates about many football games at the same time. This is called a matchday live page.
People can read about the fixtures, or planned games, for the weekend. They can also check the tables, which show how teams are doing.
Fans can send their thoughts to the news website by email.
Vocabulary7 words
- police
- people whose job is to keep order and stop crime
- high alert
- ready and careful because something bad might happen
- clubs
- teams that play sport together
- crunch clash
- a very important game between two teams
- matchday live
- a webpage with updates about games happening now
- fixtures
- games that are planned for a certain time
- tables
- lists that show how well teams are playing
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1. Before the Millwall v West Ham game 2. A very important game 3. Tottenham and Aston Villa
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Football fans in England are getting ready for a big _____.
Police are on high alert before the Millwall v West Ham _____.
Millwall and West Ham are two London football _____.
Games between London clubs can be _____ for police.
There are other big _____ on Saturday too.
Tottenham Hotspur play a crunch _____.
Aston Villa also play an important _____ on Saturday.
People can read about the _____ for the weekend.
They can also check the _____, which show how teams are doing.
Fans can send their _____ to the news website by email.
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