Crystal Palace will send their full observations from last Thursday’s pitch invasions at Goodison Park to the Football Association in the coming days, football.london understands.
Palace’s players and staff were left facing thousands of invading Everton fans as stewards and police failed to stop supporters from getting on the pitch on two separate occasions during the Toffees’ 3-2 victory on Merseyside. Fans first came onto the pitch following Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s goal to put Everton ahead in the 85th minute, with the game having to be paused while officials tried to remove spectators from the turf.
Another pitch invasion followed on the full-time whistle, with thousands managing to jump the barriers and fill Goodison Park in celebration as the club confirmed their Premier League status for another year thanks to the win. In the scenes that followed, several Crystal Palace players had trouble getting back down the tunnel, with manager Patrick Vieira spotted on television cameras getting involved in an altercation with a fan after being goaded.
