Aston Villa’s fixture against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday will support the Premier League’s ongoing No Room For Racism campaign.
The Premier League is dedicating this weekend's matches to the initiative, in support of the United Nations' International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which also takes place on Sunday.
This year’s UN theme is ‘Youth standing up against racism’, which aims to foster a global culture of tolerance, equality and anti-discrimination and calls on each and every one of us to stand up against racial prejudice and intolerant attitudes.
The Premier League’s No Room For Racism campaign was launched in 2019, sending a strong message that the League and its clubs will not tolerate racist behaviour anywhere.
This weekend sees further support of that message both across digital channels and at all top-flight fixtures taking place, including the club’s clash against Spurs at Villa Park (ko 7.30pm).
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Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters said: "No Room For Racism represents our long-standing commitment to take action against discrimination and sends a clear message to fans that we all have an important role to play in challenging and reporting racist behaviour, wherever it occurs.
"The Premier League and our clubs will not tolerate any form of prejudice.
"We recently announced our No Room For Racism Action Plan to underpin all our work in this area and we will continue to work together with clubs, players and partners to tackle discrimination and promote equality and inclusion in all we do."
The No Room For Racism Action Plan outlines a series of commitments aimed at creating greater access to opportunities and career progression for Black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups in football, and actions to eradicate racial prejudice.
These commitments build on the existing action taken by the Premier League and clubs throughout the year to promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
The League has recently worked with clubs to produce a series of No Room For Racism educational resources featuring Premier League players. They are available to more than 18,000 primary schools through Premier League Primary Stars, as well as to young people on the PL Kicks and PL Inspires programmes.
Supporters are urged to challenge and report racism wherever it takes place, encouraging behavioural change in football and wider society.
For more information on how to report racist behaviour, click here.
