Everton confirm they are ‘working alongside Merseyside Police’ after reported racist abuse directed towards an Arsenal player on Sunday

• The club have released a statement confirming their work with the police 
• The incident took place roughly 15 minutes into the first half of Sunday’s game 
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Everton have confirmed that they are working with the Merseyside Police following a reported incident of racist abuse during their 1-0 defeat to Arsenal. 

 The incident reportedly took place in the first quarter of an hour of the Premier League match at Goodison Park on Sunday. 

In a statement released on the club website, the Toffees said: ‘Everton Football Club is working alongside Merseyside Police to investigate a reported incident of racist abuse directed towards an opposition player during Sunday’s Premier League match with Arsenal at Goodison Park.

‘Everton condemns all forms of discrimination and we will seek the strongest possible sanctions to tackle anti-social and or criminal behaviour, including club bans and criminal prosecution.

‘The incident took place approximately 15 minutes into the first half of Sunday’s game, in the Lower Gwladys Street stand near to the Bullens Road stand’.

Everton have confirmed that they are working with Merseyside Police after reports of an incident of racial abuse during their recent home match

The incident reportedly occurred in the 15th minute of their clash with Arsenal on Sunday

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It was just last month when the club condemned ‘vile’ racist abuse towards their own midfielder, Amadou Onana.

The 22-year-old shared a screenshot of an Instagram message he had received, which read: ‘Useless monkey’. 

‘Everton strongly condemn any form of racist and discriminatory abuse towards our players,’ the club statement read after Onana shared the abuse.

‘Such abuse is vile and will not and should not be tolerated. The club is conducting an investigation to identify the individual responsible and will also be supporting police with any investigation they conduct. 

‘We must all take a zero tolerance stance by reporting such behaviour to social media platforms and the authorities. Racism has no place online, in our stadia or in our communities.’

Onana featured in Everton’s 4-0 defeat to Aston Villa in the Midlands on Sunday.

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