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Adam Jones

Everton fans stage protest after Aston Villa defeat as plane message flown over Goodison Park

A group of Everton fans staged a sit-in protest against the club's board after the defeat to Aston Villa at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon.

Supporters stayed behind in both the Gwladys Street and the Park End to chant against the current running of the club well after the final whistle had sounded.

The Blues were beaten in Duncan Ferguson's first match of his second caretaker spell, with Emiliano Buendia's header in the first half enough for Villa to claim a 1-0 victory.

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The end of the match saw Everton's players applaud supporters and head back down the tunnel before a number of fans congregated in primarily the Lower Gwladys Street end of the stadium.

Chants of "Sack the board" were the most prominent throughout, with others such as "Kenwright and Co, it's time to go", "We want our club back" and more also being sung throughout.

Members of the club's board went back inside straight after the final whistle and didn't seem to emerge back out into the stadium while the protest was taking place.

Numerous banners were also on display in the Gwladys Street after the game, with the biggest of all reading "Sack the board" to match the chants that were being sung.

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This follows a plane which was flown over the stadium during the course of the match, trailing a banner which read, "22 years of failure Bill," in reference to the club's chairman Bill Kenwight.

These protests also come after a 27th minute walk-out was staged by a number of fans during December's victory over Arsenal, representing the amount of years Everton have gone without a trophy.

Supporters shouted angrily at the club's board following the defeat to Liverpool at Goodison Park a few days before that win over the Gunners, with a fan particularly confronting Marcel Brands shortly before the director of football left the club.

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