Everton fans plan protest against 10-point deduction during game against Man United at Goodison Park - and they will also fly a plane over another Premier League ground this weekend

Everton fans are planning to fly a plane over the Etihad Stadium on Saturday in protest against the Premier League handing them a 10-point deduction, with the gesture chosen for Manchester City’s clash with Liverpool which will be watched by millions around the world.

Supporters group The 1878s, who have raised nearly £40,000 to go towards the protests, will also hand out ‘Premier League corrupt’ placards outside Goodison Park for their match against Manchester United on Sunday, plus banners and flags.

The group wanted to fly the plane over Goodison but decided against it as the game’s 4.30pm kick-off time means it will be dark in Liverpool. 

Instead, they have picked City’s clash with Everton’s local rivals Liverpool to charter a plane with an anti-Premier League message.

Mail Sport understands the Premier League have no jurisdiction to stop these negative messages as the slogans are not officially endorsed by Everton — but Sky Sports will face questions over how much coverage they give the protests.

The 1878s confirmed on Tuesday that thousands of ‘Premier League corrupt’ leaflets would be printed and available for collection from various pick-up points around Goodison Park before the match on Sunday.

There will also be flags and banners in both the Gwladys Street End and Park End. One will depict a defiant Sean Dyche with the slogan ‘Dogs of War’ and another will read: ‘Where there is power, money and greed, there is corruption.’

Everton fans are furious with the Premier League as they believe their punishment of a 10-point penalty for breaching financial rules by £19.5million is neither fair nor proportionate. Supporters are pushing for the club’s punishment to be reduced on appeal.

The 1878s said on Tuesday: ‘Thank you for all your contributions, the money will not only go towards the atmosphere on Sunday but a continued push at what is a critical time for Everton, during which we need to all be united as one and aligned. We will itemise every purchase and publish this to make sure our approach is clear and transparent. We have tried to, as much as possible, deliver something we feel incorporates the thousands of varied requests we have had.’

Everton’s international players are set to return to training later this week, when it is understood Dyche will hold a team meeting and encourage the squad to continue to adopt an ‘us against the world’ mentality on the pitch.

Everton issued a statement of support to their striker Youssef Chermiti after he reported that he was racially abused by an opponent while playing for Portugal Under 20s.

Chermiti revealed the incident, that happened in 2-1 defeat by Italy Under 20s, on Instagram.