A protester tied himself to a goalpost at Goodison Park on Thursday evening during the Premier League game between Everton and Newcastle.
The man wore an orange t-shirt that read "Just Stop Oil" and had a cable tie around his neck. A different man protesting for the same cause tied himself to one of the goalpost at the Emirates on Wednesday evening during the game between Arsenal and Liverpool.
It took around eight minutes for several police officers to dethatch the protester from the goalpost at Goodison Park. A second man entered the playing surface before being ejected, although his motives are unclear.
The second half was barely five minutes old when the protester tied himself to a goalpost at the Gwladys Street End and was only removed when bolt croppers were deployed.
The campaign group "Just Stop Oil" have claimed responsibility for the stunt. They tweeted: "Just Stop Oil supporter locks on to goalpost during Everton vs Newcastle United game."
The group added: "This evening, Louis, a 21 year-old supporter of Just Stop Oil, locked on to the goalpost at Goodison Park wearing a Just Stop Oil t-shirt, causing the referee to briefly stop play."
An alleged statement from the protester - on behalf of Just Stop Oil - reads: "It's 2022 and it's time to look up, time to step up and not stand by. It's time to act like it's an emergency. Report after report is telling me that my future is going to be dire, and my government is telling me not to worry and pay into a pension.
"But we have a choice. We can choose to highlight that our climate is breaking down, we can choose to resist this government that is betraying us, we can choose to step up and not stand by."
Just Stop Oil added: "Our government is betraying us by funding new oil fields in the North Sea. New oil means destruction of our children’s future. It means war on small island states. And it means suffering now for the poorest and most marginalised in all regions. We must #JustStopOil. It's a no-brainer."
The protester who tied himself to a goalpost at the Emirates 24 hours before is allegedly named Kai, a 20-year-old law student from the University of Manchester. The game between Arsenal and Liverpool wasn't delayed for too long as stewards quickly stopped the protest.
According to Just Stop Oil, Kai said: "If we lose control of our climate, which is exactly where we’re headed at the moment, then we put everything and everyone at risk. My generation won’t have a future.
"The government is encouraging more investment in oil and gas, despite the danger of climate collapse — I want the government to do all they can to avoid this. They need to get a grip, more oil and gas will not help people with their energy bills but will kill more people now and in future."
