Soccer hooligans warned: Stay away

The game will be the first time the two clubs have met since the death of a teenage Forest fan after an incident close to a Burnley pub in December.

17-year-old Nathan Shaw died in hospital after an alleged assault in St James Street, close to Yates's Wine Lodge.

Before the match kicks off Burnley's team captain will present the Nottingham Forest captain with a floral tribute as a mark of respect.

Several representatives of Burnley, including players, were also invited to attend Nathan's funeral.

A spokesman for Burnley Football Club said: "We have discussed what happened in Burnley with people at Nottingham Forest and we have built up a good relationship.

"We just want genuine fans to go to the game and anyone intent on causing trouble should just stay away."

The spokesman added that their own security services had not received any reports of pre-arranged clashes on Monday.

Tensions between both sets of fans, particularly their respective hooligan elements, are bound to be running high for the fixture at Nottingham's City Ground.

Police in Burnley and Nottingham have been working together to try and prevent clashes between fans at the Bank Holiday match.

Both Burnley Football Club and Nottingham Forest are giving their full co-operation to two police schemes aimed at tackling football violence.

In Burnley over 100 arrests have been made since Operation Fixture was launched in February and in Nottingham Pact (Police and Clubs Together Against Violence) has been hailed as a success.

Nottingham's deputy chief constable Howard Roberts said: "Our work to reclaim football for true fans and ensure stadiums are a trouble free and safe environment has started.

"This will undoubtedly allow us, as the scheme develops even more, to prevent the problem of football violence."

18-year-old Andrew McNee of Haslingden has been charged with the murder of Nathan Shaw and will appear at Preston Crown Court later in the year.