Liverpool and Everton are set to mark this week’s findings regarding the Hillsborough disaster during the clubs’ fixtures this weekend. Liverpool and Sunderland are likely to mark this week’s findings of the Hillsborough Independent Panel in tomorrow’s match (Picture: AFP) Liverpool have confirmed players will wear something to commemorate the report released this week by the Hillsborough Independent Panel and its significance during their away tie against Sunderland this evening, a club spokesperson confirmed. The two clubs meet at the Stadium of Light in what will be Liverpool’s first match since the public release of the report and flags at the stadium will be flown at half-mast as a mark of respect for the 96 victims.Black Cats boss Martin O’ Neill believes it will be an emotional occasion in the north-east this evening.‘It’s vindication for everyone at Liverpool. It is fantastic news for them but the sadness is still there,’ said the former Aston Villa manager.‘It will be a really highly charged atmosphere tomorrow.‘Those people would rather have their families around them than burying them. They pursued this for a long time and obviously they have been proved right. I would have kept fighting on if it was me. If the reports coming through blamed them for their own deaths, that was crazy. You would have fought on until the very end.‘That particular day did change the game. Even after 20-odd years it’s great news for them.’Liverpool’s city rivals Everton also plan to mark the report’s findings when they face Newcastle at Goodison Park on Monday night.The Toffees have always shown solidarity with Liverpool and the families of the 96 since the disaster happened 23 years ago and will continue to do so this weekend when they will have a post-match presentation on the big screen to pay tribute to the victims, while children in Liverpool and Everton shirts will be led onto the pitch.Everton boss David Moyes said: ‘I wasn’t here when the disaster happened – I was a player at the time. ‘I’m sure then that everyone in the city stood together as one and now we stand shoulder to shoulder with the families of the bereaved who have had to put up with this and congratulate them for persevering and getting the outcome they all believed in.’

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