{"id":18634,"date":"2022-05-19T21:00:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T01:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/05\/19\/watch-patrick-vieira-kicks-everton-fan-after-being-harassed-in-post-match-pitch-invasion\/"},"modified":"2022-05-19T21:00:33","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T01:00:33","slug":"watch-patrick-vieira-kicks-everton-fan-after-being-harassed-in-post-match-pitch-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/05\/19\/watch-patrick-vieira-kicks-everton-fan-after-being-harassed-in-post-match-pitch-invasion\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Patrick Vieira kicks Everton fan after being harassed in post-match pitch invasion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Footage stemming from the aftermath of Everton\u2019s meeting with Crystal Palace on Thursday has piqued widespread attentions online.<\/p>\n<p>Frank Lampard\u2019s Toffees of course welcomed Palace to Merseyside a short time ago, aware that a three-point haul would see their place in the Premier League secured for another season.<\/p>\n<p>And, when all was said and done, emerge victorious is precisely what the evening\u2019s hosts went on to do.<\/p>\n<p>After slipping into a two-goal hole inside the opening 45 minutes, Everton emerged for the 2nd-half looking altogether revitalised, culminating in Michael Keane quickly pulling one back.<\/p>\n<p>Richarlison was next up, dragging Lampard and co. back on level terms 15 minutes from time, before the telling moment in not only the clash, but Everton\u2019s season as a whole, arrived a short time later.<\/p>\n<p>And it was Dominic Calvert-Lewin who proved the hero, diving to nod home a wonderful header, sparking chaotic scenes across the blue half of Merseyside:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">? Look how much it means to Everton fans to stay in the Premier League!<\/p>\n<p>?: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beINSPORTS_EN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@beINSports_EN<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xH132cbRqt\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/xH132cbRqt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GiveMeSport (@GiveMeSport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GiveMeSport\/status\/1527390686466777089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Vieira stands his ground<\/h2>\n<p>Unfortunately, however, as the vast majority of those to have flooded the pitch celebrated top-flight survival alongside the Everton players and staff alike, others, and one in particular, opted for a different route.<\/p>\n<p>Evidently keen to make a name for himself, one member of the Toffees faithful was caught on camera flashing a prolonged gesture in the face of Patrick Vieira, as the Crystal Palace boss attempted to depart the pitch at Goodison Park.<\/p>\n<p>Understandably incensed, the Frenchman, in turn, kicked out at the individual in question, who fell backwards onto the turf.<\/p>\n<p>The latter then stood back up in an attempt to push Vieira once more, before fellow fans intervened, separating the pair and ushering Palace\u2019s manager away from the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Check out footage of the incident below, which of course comes just days on from Sheffield United\u2019s Billy Sharp being brutally assaulted by a Nottingham Forest supporter on the back of the Championship playoff semi-final clash between the clubs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Patrick Vieira retaliates after being accosted by an Everton fan on the pitch after the game <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g0HuTlpf7z\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/g0HuTlpf7z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Nalton (@JDNalton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDNalton\/status\/1527405376420954112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/top-stories\/jordan-ayew-escapes-punishment-in-reckless-challenge-against-everton\/\">Why Jordan Ayew was not sent off for \u2018reckless\u2019 challenge vs Everton<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/premier-league-betting-tips\/chelsea-vs-leicester-city-betting-tips-premier-league-preview\/\">Chelsea vs Leicester City betting tips: Premier League preview, predictions and odds<\/a><\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Footage stemming from the aftermath of Everton\u2019s meeting with Crystal Palace on Thursday has piqued widespread attentions online. Frank Lampard\u2019s Toffees of course welcomed Palace to Merseyside a short time ago, aware that a three-point haul would see their place in the Premier League secured for another season. And, when all was said and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-18634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18634\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}