Ivan Toney ‘angry’ after family suffered alleged racial abuse at Everton game

Brentford striker Ivan Toney said he was left hurt and angry after claiming his parents were racially abused at Sunday’s Premier League win at Everton.

Merseyside Police are investigating after Toney and team-mate Rico Henry both alleged on social media that family members had been abused at Goodison Park after Brentford’s 3-2 win.

Toney told Sky Sports: “They’re fine, my mum and my family stayed strong for me because they knew how I’d react to it, but you don’t expect that in this day and age at a football match.

INVESTIGATION | We've launched an investigation into reports the families of two @BrentfordFC players were racially abused & are working with @Everton to identify those responsible. There's absolutely no place for hate anywhere in Merseyside. Read more: https://t.co/HFD2UXInZG pic.twitter.com/QFMBJ0ckju

— Merseyside Police (@MerseyPolice) May 15, 2022

“To anybody, let alone your parents who are coming to support you. Mine and Rico’s parents.

“Obviously there’s a lot of anger. Off the back of winning, you’re just thinking about the three points and hearing that straight away, you just switch to anger and being upset.”

Henry, who scored Brentford’s winner, and Toney both expressed their anger when revealing the abuse on Twitter after the match.

Everton responded to Toney’s post with a tweet, which read: “There is no place in football – or society – for racism. We are assisting Merseyside Police to ensure the individual is identified and dealt with appropriately.”

And for the man that racially abused my family Il do everything I can to get you the punishment you deserve!