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Everton fan, 19, is given an eight-week suspended sentence and a football banning order for four years after throwing a plastic bottle towards Aston Villa players Matty Cash and Lucas Digne

An Everton fan who threw a plastic bottle towards Aston Villa players as they celebrated a goal has been given a suspended prison sentence.

Roger Tweedle, 19, admitted throwing a missile onto the playing area and common assault of Villa defender Matty Cash at the Premier League match at Goodison Park on January 26.

At Sefton Magistrates' Court on Thursday, Tweedle was given an eight-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work, as well as being handed a football banning order for four years.