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Everton fans hijacked the TV broadcast of their Saturday lunchtime clash with Tottenham to protest their treatment from the Premier League.
Thousands of angry Toffees are expected to protest during the game at Goodison Park - live on talkSPORT - and former Liverpool striker Peter Crouch was caught in the middle as the local crowd started to make their voices heard.
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Speaking ahead of the game, Crouch was pictured on TNT Sport's coverage with a group of Everton supporters in the background holding up the same card - which read, 'You don't know what you're doing', along with the Premier League logo.
The flyers are being handed out around Goodison Park by fan group 'The 1878s', with fans unhappy with top flight chiefs amid warning of a possible second points deduction of the season.
Sean Dyche's side has already been hit with one ten-point deduction as punishment for the club breaching Premier League spending rules.
It was the most extreme points penalty ever dished out in the English top flight, and the lack of thorough explanation has led to fury in the blue half of Merseyside and across the football world.
Everton have appealed the sanction and that process is now underway, but the club has been threatened with a second alleged rule break with could bring about another points hit.
The Premier League has had its integrity questioned and earned severe criticism for its handling of the case, with many asking questions why Everton have been punished and big-spending Chelsea and Manchester City have not.
The ten-point deduction has plunged Everton into a relegation battle, with the Toffees slipping into the bottom-three following back-to-back 0-0 draws.
And fans will make their outrage known by turning Goodison into a sea of yellow on Saturday afternoon.
Thank you again to everyone who has volunteered on Saturday to hand cards out.
You can pick these up from any of the below spots on the map from 10:30am until 12:15pm.
WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED 🔵⚪️🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/lNsugGmCal
It will be the second protest of its kind held at Everton this season, with fans holding aloft pink flyers against Manchester United earlier in the campaign in their first game after their sanction was confirmed.
