Everton board ordered not to attend Southampton game due to 'threat to their safety and security'

Everton’s board of directors were told not to attend their Premier League game against Southampton on Saturday, 14 January, due to a “real and credible threat to their safety and security”.

Fans staged protests, chanting “sack the board” at the match in the wake of Everton’s 4-1 home defeat to Brighton, leaving them joint-bottom of the league.

“Chairman Bill Kenwright, CEO Denise Barrett-Baxendale, chief finance and strategy officer Grant Ingles and non-executive director Graeme Sharp have reluctantly accepted the outcome of the safety assessment carried out by security advisors,” a club statement said.

Sign up for our newsletters.