Please see below for key information for fans attending Sunday’s Premier League game at Goodison Park (7pm BST kick-off).
COACH WELCOME
Supporters’ groups (including @the1878s) are staging a coach welcome to greet the players as the team coach arrives at Goodison Park on Sunday.
Fans are asked to gather on Goodison Road from 5pm. 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.
FANZONE
The Fanzone will be open at the Park End of Goodison Park from 5pm.
There will be live performances on stage ahead of the game. The Live Show will also have special guests.
Catering units will be on-site with hot and cold refreshments, including the Park End Kitchen, a Club-owned foot outlet launched in response to fans’ feedback and in conjunction with the Fans’ Forum.
The Homebaked Bakery will have pies available in the Fanzone, via the blue Homebaked Bakery@Goodison Park-branded concession, which offers fans the chance to sample the famous Homebaked Scouse Pie, the award-winning Vegan Scouse Pie, as well as Everton themed pies The Blue (Steak & Stilton) and The Trinity Pie, in honour of Howard Kendall, Colin Harvey and Alan Ball.
Click here for more information on the The Homebaked Bakery, who also have a presence in the Blue Base on matchdays,
Please note: No pyrotechnics (smoke cannisters or flares) will be allowed in the Fanzone.
FOODBANK DONATIONS
Fans’ Supporting Foodbanks and their unmissable purple vehicle will be in the Fanzone all season on matchdays. They will be accessible from Goodison Road.
GWLADYS STREET FLAGS
After consultations 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 AND 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.
HERITAGE SOCIETY AND MATCHDAY HUB
The Heritage Society will be open at St Luke’s Church from 4pm.
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 September.
TEAS FOR FANS
Teas for Fans will be open on the ground floor of St Luke’s Church Hall from 4.30pm.
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
All Premier League games between 8-16 October will be dedicated to No Room For Racism, as clubs highlight their ongoing commitment to tackling discrimination and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion.
Players will take the knee ahead of kick-off at all fixtures during this period to show their unity against all forms of racism.
Everton Football 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.
No Room For Racism have also supported a Black History Month flag, which will be draped from the upper tier of the Howard Kendall Gwladys Street stand.
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.
