Saint-Étienne (France) (AFP) – England manager Roy Hodgson has urged fans to stay out of trouble at Monday’s Euro 2016 clash against Slovakia and for those without tickets to avoid coming to Saint-Etienne.

Violent clashes in Marseille overshadowed England’s 1-1 draw with Russia in their opening game just over a week ago.

UEFA has formally warned Russia it will be disqualified from the tournament if its supporters are involved in more violence, while England has also been warned about its supporters’ behaviour.

However, England’s second Group B game last Thursday in Lens, a 2-1 comeback win against Wales, passed by relatively peacefully.

With England needing just a point in Saint-Etienne to reach the last 16, Hodgson hopes his side’s fans are again well-behaved against Slovakia.

“We feel bad whenever we hear about our fans being injured in fights, especially for those who are still in hospital in Marseille,” said Hodgson.

“We hope they recover as soon as possible.

“We hope incidents of that kind won’t occur again and those who come to the game can enjoy it the same way England and Wales fans were able to last Thursday.

“That’s our hope and dream. The reality doesn’t always work out that way, but our attitude towards it remains the same.

“We want fans to come here to enjoy the football and urge them to be cautious about coming without tickets.

“We want them to stay out of fights and trouble and don’t like to hear our countrymen are injured in hospital after violent incidents.”

Running battles between rival English and Russian fans in Marseille left two English supporters in a serious but stable condition in hospital.

Six English fans have been jailed for their role in the violence.

Three Russians received prison sentences of up to two years and French authorities expelled a group of 20 fans, including far-right agitator Alexander Shprygin.