MATCH CENTRE

Matchday Guide: Everton v Liverpool

Please see below for key information for fans attending Saturday’s Premier League game at Goodison Park (KO 12.30pm).

COACH WELCOME

Supporters’ groups (@the1878s) are staging a ‘coach welcome’ to greet the players as the team coach arrives at Goodison Park on Saturday.

Fans are asked to gather on Goodison Road from 10.30am. To ensure the coaches arrive and depart on time fans are asked to keep the road clear at all times, especially the area that will see the coaches turn from City Road on to Goodison Road.

OLIVIA PRATT-KORBEL TRIBUTE

The Everton Fans’ Forum and Spirit of Shankly invite supporters of both clubs to hold a one-minute applause on nine minutes of Saturday’s game, to pay tribute to Olivia Pratt-Korbel.

The nine-year-old was fatally wounded in the family home on Merseyside last month.

Blues and Reds will therefore unite on nine minutes, while singing ‘Merseyside, as a mark of respect for Olivia, her family and all those impacted by gun and knife crime in our city.

If anyone has any information regarding the shooting, they are asked to contact Merseyside Police via social media, or by calling 101.

Anyone who believes they can help in the hunt for Olivia’s killer can also submit CCTV, dashcam and smart doorbell footage online via mipp.police.uk.

Enough is Enough.

FANZONE

The Fanzone will again be open at the Park End of Goodison Park from 10.30am.

Catering units will be on site for hot and cold refreshment options, plus the Homebaked Bakery will have pies available in the Fanzone and at the Blue Base.

There will be no live band performing on stage for this fixture. However, The Live show will have special guests, including a representative from Fans Supporting Foodbanks, whose unmissable purple vehicle will also be back in the Fanzone.

Please note: No pyrotechnics (smoke cannisters or flares) will be allowed in the Fanzone.

HOMEBAKED BAKERY

Evertonians will once again have the chance to sample some of Homebaked’s award-winning pie products in the Fanzone ahead of this weekend’s Merseyside derby.

A mobile concession of the popular Oakfield Road community run, cooperative bakery will be based within the Fanzone for all Everton home game this season.

The Blue Homebaked Bakery @ Goodison Park branded concession has successfully served local produce to both home and away supporters for the Chelsea and Nottingham Forest fixtures so far this season and is expected to be a popular attraction for the Merseyside derby.

Blues in the Fanzone will have the chance to sample the famous Homebaked Scouse Pie, the award winning Vegan Scouse Pie as well as Everton themed pies The Blue (Steak and Stilton) and The Trinity Pie – in honour of Howard Kendall, Colin Harvey and Alan Ball. 

For more information on the The Homebaked Bakery, who also have a presence in the Blue Base on matchdays, click here!

GWLADYS STREET FLAGS

After a meeting with supporters’ groups, a range of flags will be in the Lower Gwladys Street for fans to use. Supporters are asked to leave flags in the Gwladys Street Stand under seats following the game, so they can be reused for the next home game.

PITCH ENCROACHMENT / PYROTECHNICS

Everton Football Club wishes to remind supporters that entering the field of play is a criminal offence.

The Club is committed to the Premier League, FA and EFL’s collective stance in tackling anti-social and criminal behaviour at football matches and will take a zero-tolerance approach to pitch encroachment during the 2022/23 campaign.

Stadium bans - and even criminal prosecution - can and will be enforced to punish anyone that enters the playing area.

The Club is legally compelled to work with the authorities to identify any individuals who take part in such activity.

This also applies to the use of any pyrotechnics (smoke grenades and or flares) and the throwing of objects of any description on to the pitch. These acts are dangerous, illegal and have severe consequences.

Under strict stadium guidelines, all pyrotechnics are prohibited and supporters are advised that spot checks will take place at turnstiles and any such items will be confiscated.

Fans also run the risk of arrest and a subsequent stadium ban for possession of a pyrotechnic inside a football stadium.

POST-COVID RESTRICTIONS

With the relaxing of Covid restrictions, supporters are advised that the red zones around Goodison are no longer in operation and supporters who had their matchday routes affected will now revert to pre-Covid routes, particularly around the accessible areas for the Bullens Road and Park End.

FOODBANK DONATIONS

Fans’ Supporting Foodbanks and their unmissable purple vehicle will be in the Fanzone this season on matchdays. They will be accessible from Goodison Road.

MATCHDAY HUB AND HERITAGE SOCIETY

The Matchday Hub, based at Everton Free School, will not be in operation for this match due to ongoing maintenance work. The Hub will remain closed until later in September.

However, The Heritage Society will be open at St Luke’s Church from 10am on Saturday.

TEAS FOR FANS

Teas for Fans will be open on the ground floor of St Luke’s Church Hall from 10am.

Teas for Fans’ has been operating from St Luke’s for more than 30 years, offering supporters the chance to enjoy pre-match refreshments of tea, coffee and hot chocolate among fellow Evertonians.

Supporters can gather in a family friendly environment and enjoy a variety of hot and cold drinks and biscuits, with prices starting from just £1.

MATCHDAY BUNDLE OFFER!

Our official Catering Partner, Sodexo, have the below 'Early Bird' offers, available from gates opening:

  • Buy 1 pint/bottle of Carling Lager and receive your 2nd half price
  • Buy a standard pie & receive a free hot drink
  • Family Enclosure Only: Buy a Sausage Roll & receive a free hot drink or bottle of water

Note: This offer is available up until 30 minutes after the gates open

All payments inside the stadium will be contactless.

SUPPORTERS CODE OF CONDUCT / REPORTING DISCRIMINATION

Supporters are reminded of their conduct inside the stadium.

The Club has a strict, zero tolerance approach to all incidents of discrimination and disorder.

We remind supporters that all perpetrators of public order offences, which includes racist or discriminatory behaviour, pitch encroachment and the throwing of objects, will receive lengthy stadium bans, potential Police investigation and further possible legal sanctions.

Everton has a dedicated text number for fans to report any discriminatory or abusive behaviour they witness during matches at Goodison Park.

If you see or hear something, please report it to our Stadium Safety Team immediately by texting HELP and your message to 84300, or email reportit@evertonfc.com. In your message, please include details of what you have witnessed and where.

You will be sent a text, or email confirming your message has been received by our Stadium Safety Team.