LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND—Everton faces punishment from UEFA after a fan holding a child appeared to aim a punch at a Lyon player during a second-half melee at a Europa League game at Goodison Park. While players continued to jostle in front of the fans, one Everton supporter, who was holding a child, appeared to push Lopes’ head and seemed to aim a punch in the direction of the goalkeeper and defender Mouctar Diakhaby. The Lyon players noticed that and shouted in his direction before the situation cooled down. UEFA typically opens disciplinary cases for fan disorder inside stadiums, and already punished Everton this season. Article Continued BelowReferee Bas Nijhuis produced a yellow card for Williams and Lyon striker Bertrand Traore.

Source: thestar October 20, 2017 08:48 UTC