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In pictures: Everton's Goodison goodbye

Supporters in blue applaud during the club's emotion last match at Goodison alongside a flagReuters

Tom Mullen

BBC News

The streets of Liverpool were awash with blue as Everton fans said a final farewell to Goodison Park.

The famous football club's stadium hosted its final home fixture with Sunday's clash with Southampton, a ritual that has played out since 1886.

Here is a selection of striking images from a day to remember for the Toffees fans and the city as a whole.

An female Everton fan's glasses displays a "farewell Goodison Park" messageReuters

A group of three Everton fans cheering near the groundReuters

Silhouetted fans take their usual walk through city streets to the ground, pictured in the backgroundPA Media

The air turned blue with flares ahead of kick-off with a large crows pictured in blue smokeReuters

The Everton toffee lady handed out sweetsReuters

Manager David Moyes speaks to his players during the match from the touchline as substitutions are madePA Media

Three male Everton fans dressed in blue hold plastic pints of Guinness aloftReuters

A pub near Goodison adorned in flags, with fans standing nearbyEPA

An Everton fan displays his tattooed arm reading Goodison ParkEPA

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