The Premier League game between Everton and Newcastle was delayed after an environmental protester entered the field and tied himself to the goalpost at the Gwladys Street End. The match resumed following a 7-minute half after the staff intervened and took him away. 

The man, identified as 21-year-old Louis Mckechnie, entered the field five minutes after the half-time interval and attached himself to the woodwork, causing the referee to stop play. Staff then intervened and bold cutters had to be used to remove him from the field.

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Who is Louis Mckechnie?

Louis Mckechnie is a mechanical engineering student who belongs to the group called ‘Just Stop Oil’ that is protesting the new oil fields in the North Sea. He was wearing a ‘Just Stop Oil’ shirt when he invaded the field. 

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Moments after Thursday’s incident, ‘Just Stop Oil’ took to social media to claim responsibility.

“It’s 2022 and it’s time to look up, time to step up and not stand by. It’s time to act like it’s an emergency,” the group captioned a pre-recorded video message by the 21-year-old. 

“Report after report is telling me that my future is going to be dire, and my government is telling me not to worry and pay into a pension. But we have a choice. We can choose to highlight that our climate is breaking down, we can choose to resist this government that is betraying us, we can choose to step up and not stand by,” he says in the video.

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In October last year, the youngster blocked the M25 for which he served a three-month sentence.