SEVENTEEN people were arrested during today's Wear-Tees derby.

Around 34,000 supporters attended the match which saw a large police presence both in the city of Sunderland as well as in and around the Stadium of Light.

Police said the arrests were made for a variety of low-level offences, mainly drunkenness or possessing alcohol in a sports ground.

Chief Superintendent Dave Pryer, of Northumbria Police, said: "Seventeen arrests out of crowd of that size is very low.

“I'm pleased that the vast majority of fans who attended today were clearly there to enjoy the football and were not interested in engaging in disorder.”

Around 2,600 Middlesbrough fans took up their club's offer of free transport to and from the Stadium of Light.