THIS is the shocking moment footie thugs battered each other at a motorway services in front of terrified families.
Braying idiots threw punches and grabbed necks in the pathetic display as motorists watched on while queuing at a McDonald's.
The ugly scenes exploded when fans, alleged to be Hull City and Stoke City supporters, crossed paths at the Roadchef Northampton services M1 north-bound on Monday.
Just hours earlier, Hull had been held to a 0-0 draw by Luton Town while Stoke were sent packing after a 2-0 humiliation by Watford.
But all hell broke loose when the rival teams met as they stopped for a food and toilet break.
Shocking footage shows bloodied youngsters – some in fancy dress – thrown into order screens.
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Shouts of "Come at me"and "You f****** c***" can be heard ringing out as the thugs swing at each other while little kids run for safety.
In one shocking moment, a bald coward sucker punches a lad just feet from a little girl.
Meanwhile, one horrified fella in a lobster outfit nibbles on biscuit amid the carnage.
One woman then throws herself between two wild-eyed lads as she screams, "Pack it in" as another hurdles over a partition to get a taste of the action.
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Amid the chaos a bloke, appeared to be dressed as Ali G, hops up and down topless as he squares up to rival thugs.
It is unclear what sparked the forecourt fracas.
A Northamptonshire Police spokesperson told The Sun: "We were called at 6.45pm on Monday, May 8, reporting that a group of up to 20 football fans were fighting at the services on the M1 northbound between junction 15 and 15a.
"Both sets of supporters were quickly ushered back on to their respective coaches and the incident was resolved by 6.50pm.
"Therefore, it did not require our attendance and there were no arrests."
A spokesperson for Roadchef told The Sun: "The safety of our staff and customers is extremely important and we do not condone violence of any kind at our sites.
"We work closely with the local authorities, and this isolated incident between two sets of football fans was quickly diffused by our highly professional and experienced team at Northampton."
The nasty scenes come as alleged Millwall fans wrecked a Blackburn Rovers supporters' bus following their defeat on Monday.
Thugs hurled bricks, smashed windows and dented a coach during the violence that came after both teams missed out on their chance of a play-off for the Prem.
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