• ‘Such behaviour is completely unacceptable,’ Everton say
• Samantha Tarkowski calls abuse ‘beyond disgusting’

Everton have strongly condemned abuse directed at their defender James Tarkowski after Wednesday’s Merseyside derby. The centre-back was targeted for his tackle on Alexis Mac Allister, which resulted in a yellow card but led to an acknowledgment from Premier Game Match Officials Ltd that the video assistant referee was wrong not to recommend an upgrade to a red.

Tarkowski’s wife, Samantha, posted on Instagram on Thursday that they had received, among other things, death threats.