Frank Lampard was left less than impressed by the “sloppiness” of his Chelsea side during a 3-1 defeat at Everton.
Having secured a standing inside the Premier League’s top four and seen a transfer ban lifted, the mood among the travelling party from Stamford Bridge was buoyant heading into a trip to Merseyside.
Chelsea were, however, sent back to west London with their tail between their legs as Duncan Ferguson enjoyed a dream start to his reign as Everton’s interim boss.
The hosts opened the scoring inside five minutes on Saturday, with two goals from Dominic Calvert-Lewin ultimately seeing them to a morale-boosting success.
Lampard admitted afterwards that his side, who have earned plenty of plaudits this season, were well short of their best and made life far too easy for the Toffees.
He told BT Sport: “We gave them three goals. “I suppose the first goal will be seen as a good goal from their point of view but we know Richarlison’s good in the air, he scores…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
