EFL clubs could face stadium closures for pitch invasions

Clubs could face stronger sanctions for pitch invasions such as the one at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground on Tuesday night from next season (Zac Goodwin/PA)

Partial and even full stadium closures could be imposed on clubs in the EFL next season as the league seeks to crack down on pitch invasions and other fan disorder.

Nottinghamshire Police arrested a 31-year-old man after Sheffield United’s Billy Sharp was assaulted at the City Ground at the end of the Championship play-off semi-final against Nottingham Forest.