Brentford striker Ivan Toney was the victim of racist abuse after a 1-1 draw at Arsenal, his club said Sunday.
Toney, who is Black, was targeted on social media following his goal in the Premier League game at Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
“Immediately after Brentford’s game against Arsenal, Ivan Toney received a barrage of abusive, racist direct messages via his Instagram account,” Brentford said. “We are disgusted and saddened that Ivan has had to deal with this yet again.”
Arsenal immediately offered its support to Toney and said it was working with Brentford to identify those involved.
“At Arsenal we condemn all forms of discrimination and take a zero tolerance approach. We will apply the strongest possible action to anyone we can identify sending hateful messages.”
Toney evened the score in the 74th minute after Leandro Trossard had struck in the 66th.
The result dented Arsenal’s title bid, coming after
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