England footballer Dele Alli has spoken of his "horrible experience" after being punched by armed raiders who stole watches and jewellery from his London home.

The Tottenham midfielder was ordered to hand over valuables after the attack in the early hours of Wednesday morning as he played pool with his brother and his model girlfriend Ruby Mae, the Sun newspaper reported.

The two knife-wielding masked intruders then fled from his home in Hadley Wood, Enfield, which is close to Barnet.

Alli tweeted: "Thank you for all the messages. Horrible experience but we're all okay now. Appreciate the support."

Tottenham said it was "offering support" to the footballer and those isolating with him.

Scotland Yard said no arrests had been made.

A spokesperson said: "Police were called at approximately 12.35am on Wednesday, May 13, to reports of a robbery at a residential address.

"Two males gained entry to the property and stole items of jewellery, including watches, before fleeing.

"Two male occupants at the property suffered minor facial injuries after being assaulted. They did not require hospital treatment."

Last year former soldier Alex Bomberg, who runs security service Intelligent Protection International, said that footballers had become the "easiest of pickings" for criminal gangs.

He told the Telegraph that robbers were increasingly scouring players' social media accounts as well as the fixture lists for prime times to carry out their raids.