Everton release James Tarkowski statement as wife reveals death threats after Liverpool clash

Everton have released a statement condemning the online threats and abuse which has received following the . His wife has said that he'd been subjected to 'vile' threats following a tackle on Liverpool's which he's .

Tarkowski, 32, hit Mac Allister's leg with force after winning the ball. On-field referee Samuel Barrott showed him a yellow card and awarded a free-kick.

A check then took place but Paul Tierney on the pitch-side monitor and the game continued. Liverpool won 1-0 thanks to second-half goal but the aftermath has centred on Tarkowski's challenge.

The PGMOL - the body in charge of Premier League match officials - have . Meanwhile, the defender has received a wave of online abuse.

His club have now addressed the instances and said: "Everton is aware of threats made towards James Tarkowski and his family on social media. Such behaviour is completely unacceptable and has no place in football and society. The club is liaising with James and his wife Samantha, and stands ready to engage with the social media companies and assist the police with any potential investigation."

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Wife Samantha had posted on her story regarding the threats: "I wasn't actually going to say anything because we usually just laugh it off but f*** it. "The level of abuse my husband is receiving - wishing death on him, vile comments about me, about us as a couple, and about him as a person - is beyond disgusting. People forget that he is more than just a footballer.

"He is a husband, a son, a brother, a friend, and most importantly, the father of our two children. He goes out there and does his job and does it very f******* well, yet he's subjected to so much hate.

"For those acting like he deliberately set out to hurt someone - [are you] serious? moves at speed, and tackles are split-second decisions. No player goes out there to injure someone and do you think any player would feel good about it if they did?

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"But pure s*** messages, the threats? That's intentional. That's on you. Football is a sport, but the way some so-called 'fans' behave is disgraceful. The abuse, the threats - it's not passion, it's pathetic. We're real people, and this goes far beyond football."

Everton manager is expected to be asked about Tarkowski on Friday as he conducts his pre-press conference ahead of Saturday's clash with . Speaking to after the match, Tarkowski revealed that he apologised to Mac Allister.

"I spoke to him and I apologised because it's not a great tackle," he admitted. "When the ball fell between us, I thought he was just going to come and I was expecting a big, old-school 50-50 tackle but he just pulled out the tackle and as I lunged in, I followed through and caught him pretty high so I've apologised to him and he's accepted it. Yeah, not a great one from me."

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