AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD boy was left “inconsolable” after being refused entry to a football match.

Campbell Kaplinsky, from Brighton, had been dreaming of watching Liverpool play for the first time.

His father Ben Kaplinsky had bought tickets for the pair to watch their favourite side away at West Ham on November 7.

The tickets were a reward for Campbell for going to bed on time for three weeks.

However, upon arrival at the London Stadium, Ben and Campbell were told by officials that their tickets were for the home end.

The father and son had travelled two and a half hours to the ground, with Campbell wearing a red Liverpool shirt under his jacket.

"He was so excited he wanted to arrive at the train station more than 30 minutes before the train arrived,” Ben told the Echo.

"He woke up at 6.30am full of excitement and spoke about nothing but the match all day."

The Argus: Campbell Kaplinsky, from Brighton, was left “inconsolable” after being refused entry to West Ham vs Liverpool Campbell Kaplinsky, from Brighton, was left “inconsolable” after being refused entry to West Ham vs Liverpool

He said he struggled to keep up with Campbell as he excitedly ran from Stratford Station to the stadium gates.

But once outside Gate C, officials confiscated their tickets.

Ben said his son was left “inconsolable”.

"I could not believe it as the officials disappeared with the tickets and suspected they may have been sold on for personal profit,” he said.

"The poor boy was inconsolable, locked out the stadium as the best day of his life turned into the worst day of his life.

"As he went to sleep that night sobbing, I did my best to comfort him by reminding him of that timeless Liverpool anthem of strength, hope and resilience – 'though your dreams be tossed and blown at the end of the storm there is a golden sky, and you will never walk alone'."

The West Ham website states that home match tickets are for the use by West Ham supporters only.

Anyone applying for or using home match tickets must be a supporter of West Ham and not a supporter of the visiting club, it says.

The club also states that any individual who enters any part of London Stadium designated for the use of any group of supporters to which they do not belong may be ejected from the ground, either for the purposes of their own safety or for any other reason.

The club states that any supporter who purchases tickets must acknowledge acceptance of this and all other terms and conditions, including ground regulations.