The Premier League has agreed to introduce new safety measures to prevent crowd trouble and misbehaviour at games with clubs unanimously agreeing for away teams to provide additional stewards for matches on the road.
Several top-flight fixtures were marred by pitch invasions towards the tail end of the 2021/22 season, with the highest-profile incidents seeing Aston Villa’s goalkeeper Robin Olsen attacked by invading Manchester City fans and Crystal Palace players and manager Patrick Vieira involved in altercations with Everton supporters following two pitch invasions at Goodison Park.
The latter sparked an investigation by Merseyside Police which was later closed, though the English Football Association is still gathering information and evidence on the matter and are expected to present its findings in the near future following contribution from Palace.
