UEFA charges Everton after fracas that led club to ban fan

Everton have banned the fan who appeared to try to strike Lyon’s Anthony Lopes while holding a child, with UEFA also charging the club for the crowd trouble during last night’s Europa League tie.

The second-half melee sparked by Ashley Williams at Goodison Park, which is being investigated by Merseyside Police too, saw a supporter in the Howard Kendall Gwladys Street End push OL goalkeeper Lopes in the head before hitting out at him again.

UEFA’s charge against Everton will be handled by its control, ethics and disciplinary body on November 16 and there could further punishment from the governing body still to come.

There remains a possibility that captain-for-the-night Williams might be sanctioned for his role in a brawl he instigated by barging into Lopes.

Any charge would depend on what is included in referee Bas Nijhuis’ report of the contest, with the Dutch official only booking the Welshman at the time.

Meanwhile, Everton has banned the fan who appeared to try to strike Lyon’s Anthony Lopes while holding a child, with UEFA also charging the club for the crowd trouble during last night’s Europa League tie.

The second-half melee sparked by Ashley Williams at Goodison Park, which is being investigated by Merseyside Police too, saw a supporter in the Howard Kendall Gwladys Street End push OL goalkeeper Lopes in the head before hitting out at him again.

UEFA’s charge against Everton will be handled by its control, ethics and disciplinary body on November 16 and there could further punishment from the governing body still to come.

There remains a possibility that captain-for-the-night Williams might be sanctioned for his role in a brawl he instigated by barging into Lopes.

Any charge would depend on what is included in referee Bas Nijhuis’ report of the contest, with the Dutch official only booking the Welshman at the time.

Earlier: The Everton fan who appeared to try and strike Lyon’s Anthony Lopes while holding a child has been banned
from attending future games, the club have announced.

Merseyside Police are also investigating the crowd trouble that marred yesterday’s Europa League tie at Goodison Park when Ashley Williams’ barge on Lopes sparked a second-half melee.

That skirmish moved to the advertising hoardings at the Howard Kendall Gwladys Street End, at which point a man carrying a child pushed Lopes in the head before hitting out at him again.

In a statement issued on Friday, Everton said: “Club officials have reviewed the footage of an incident that occurred in the 64th minute of the game against Olympique Lyonnais where supporters towards the front of the lower Gwladys Street End became involved in a confrontation between players