Toffees ban fan after melee

Everton yesterday banned a fan who appeared to try and strike a Lyon player while holding a child during their Europa League tie as police probed crowd trouble at Goodison Park. Friday's ugly scenes erupted after Ashley Williams barged into Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes midway through the second half of the 2-1 victory for the away side, sparking a melee. That skirmish moved to pitchside advertising hoardings, at which point a man carrying a child pushed Lopes in the head before hitting out at him again. The police issued their own statement, which confirmed they were also looking into the matter.