AN ALBION fan claims he endured the "worst 90 minutes ever spent watching football" when an away supporter next to him launched into a tirade of anti-Semitic and homophobic abuse.

Police are investigating reports the Derby County supporter yelled obscenities and slurs at Albion players when they came on to the pitch and throughout the match.

The East Midlands club described it as "entirely unacceptable behaviour" and vowed to take action.

Daniel Campbell made the complaint on Tuesday after feeling too intimidated to do so during the match on Monday at the Amex. He was so disgusted by the behaviour he secretly recorded some of the abuse and passed it on to officers.

The 24-year-old solicitor, who lives near Lewes, said: "One of my friends is an avid Derby fan so we sat in the away stand. The man who stood next to me swore and yelled slurs from the moment the Albion players came on the pitch.

"It was pure vitriol and this kind of language is unacceptable in sport in the 21st century.

"Every other word was a swear word or a slur. There were children nearby.

"As a gay man I was incredibly angry at his behaviour. It was directed at the players, not me, but I would visibly cringe every time he said something and he turned to me and said 'If you don't like homophobic abuse don't come to watch football'. He was trying to get a reaction but I ignored him."

The club and officers are now trying to find who is responsible.

PC Darren Balkham said: "We have been in contact with the complainant, and as part of the investigation, we have arranged to meet up with him to go through the evidence.

"We are also liaising with both Brighton and Hove Albion and Derby County football clubs to try and identify the offender."

An Albion spokesman said: "The club has a firm zero tolerance stance on xenophobic behaviour of any nature. In this instance we will liaise with Sussex Police to identify the alleged culprit and investigate further.

"At this stage we would not comment further, until that investigation has concluded, but we would urge all supporters, where possible, to always report these incidents to our stewards as soon as possible. Incidents reported during a match make it much easier for ourselves and Sussex Police to identify and catch offenders."

A Derby spokesman said: "We will fully co-operate with Sussex Police and our colleagues at Brighton in order to identify and deal with those responsible for this entirely unacceptable behaviour."