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Everton have been praised for their response to ‘extremely disappointing’ chants from rival supporters that appeared to mock the issue of food poverty in Liverpool.
Chants were allegedly heard from sections of Newcastle and Chelsea fans which prompted the hosts to flash the ‘Fans Supporting Foodbanks’ campaign logo across the big screen at Goodison Park.
Liverpool West Derby MP Ian Byrne, co-founder of the campaign, said on Everton’s official website: ‘It’s really sad to hear the chants on Thursday from the Newcastle supporters and then hearing it again on Sunday from the Chelsea supporters.
‘We’ve been going for eight years now, and we’ve done lots of work with Newcastle and Chelsea fans. It’s not as if those supporters aren’t living in areas where they’re seeing the cost of living crisis in their communities.
‘It was extremely disappointing to hear, but I thought Everton’s response was phenomenal. I think the work of Evertonians has been magnificent in the past few weeks.
‘The van has been getting fuller and fuller at every home game.’
Everton have been praised for their response to rival fans’ disappointing chants about food poverty in Merseyside
Labour MP Ian Byrne lauded Everton’s decision to display a logo of the ‘Fans Supporting Foodbanks’ across their big screens as ‘phenomenal’
The initiative, which started in 2015, invites supporters to donate non-perishable and dried goods, and is open three hours before kick-off on matchdays.
Former Liverpool defender and Merseyside native, Jamie Carragher, claimed that it was a ‘delight’ to see the Toffees score against Chelsea, during their 2-0 win over the London outfit, after the chants were made.
Abdoulaye Doucoure put the hosts 1-0 up after half-time before Lewis Dobbin scored his first goal for the senior side in the second minute of injury time.
Carragher wrote on X (formerly Twitter): ‘Feed the Scousers’, he wrote with the ‘weary’ emoji. ‘Delighted Everton have gone in front after the nonsense getting sung by the Chelsea fans.’
Everton had previously secured a 1-0 win against Nottingham Forest and a 3-0 win vs Newcastle, and have subsequently climbed out of the relegation zone and now four points clear of Luton in 18th place.
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher hit out at the ‘nonsense’ chants on his social media
The Toffees are unbeaten in their last three matches, claiming wins against Chelsea, Newcastle and Nottingham Forest
