A man has been charged after an object was thrown from the stands at Goodison Park during Everton's defeat to Aston Villa.
Two Villa players - Lucas Digne and Matty Cash - appeared to be struck by a missile thrown from the stands after Villa opened the scoring just before half-time.
Yesterday it was confirmed that an arrest had been made after CCTV was used to find out what had taken place.
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This evening, Merseyside Police said that a man has been charged in connection with the incident at Goodison Park.
A force spokesperson said: "We have charged a 19 year-old man with assault and throwing an item onto the pitch following an incident at the Everton v Aston Villa game at Goodison Park yesterday, Saturday 22nd January.
"Roger Tweedle, of Cranehurst Road, Walton, was released on conditional bail to appear at South Sefton Magistrates Court on February 28."
In a statement released after the match yesterday, Everton said: "Several objects were thrown towards the pitch following Aston Villa’s goal at the end of the first half, with one missile appearing to strike two opposition players.
"Investigations in conjunction with the police are ongoing, and the Club will issue bans to any fans identified throwing objects."
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