Everton fans have been asked to create a huge ovation in the 15th minute of the club's opening Premier League match of the season against Chelsea this weekend.
The Blues welcome Thomas Tuchel's side to Merseyside to kick off the 2022/23 campaign just a few months after a rousing victory over the same opponents in their bid to secure survival last term. A coach welcome has already been planned out and it is set to be a big occasion at Goodison Park.
And supporters are being urged to support a 15th-minute ovation in memory of Izzy O'Connor, an Evertonian who sadly passed away in July aged 15. The match against Chelsea comes a day after her funeral.
Her father Terry O'Connor took to social media this week to send a message to as many Evertonians as possible ahead of the match. He wrote: "I'm trying to reach out to all the fellow Blues out there. I'll be attending the match on Saturday without my mate.
"The amount of fight she put up over the last 15 months was unreal, and she gives us the strength as a family to move forward. Some of her best moments were at Goodison last season where she stood for the full 90 minutes of the Man Utd game screaming away in the Gwladys Street. Everton Football Club have been great, but I'm pushing for something more.
"It may be a long shot but those who knew Izzy, know she did things her way and as a final tribute the day after her funeral I'd like everyone to spread the word that on the 15th minute we sing like we did at the end of last season when Everton's future depended on it.
"There was only one Izzy O and it would be fitting if this could be sang as loud and proud as possible because she was a true Blues. 'One Izzy O, there's only one Izzy O'."
Everton's match against Chelsea is set for a 5:30pm kick off on Saturday.
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