At 3:45 Beijing time on February 9, the 24th round of the Premier League ushered in a relegation battle, in the first half Russells and Holgate swung themselves, and in the second half Ryan Fraser and Trippier scored, and Everton was reversed 1-3. The 43-year-old Lampard missed two consecutive wins and swallowed the team's first defeat.
Everton have been brought to the brink of relegation by Benitez this season, and the Premier League veteran couldn't stand it anymore and eventually replaced the Spanish coach with Lampard. Lampard was extremely efficient, signing Alli, Van der Beek and McColenko for Everton, and poaching Ashley Kerr from Chelsea as an assistant.
Four days ago, Everton beat Brentford 4-1 in the FA Cup Round 4, with Lampard winning his first coaching win. But back in the league, Everton were educated by relegation team Newcastle.
In the 37th minute, Everton's free-kick was sent into the box, Anthony Gordon and Alain grabbed the point to create chaos, Townsend followed up with a push, and hit Lascelles into the net, giving Everton a 1-0 lead.
Lampard let go of his nervousness and a big smile appeared on his face.
In the 38th minute, Trippier's corner kick was crossed and Russells made up for it, and the header hit Holgate into the net. In just 1 minute, the two sides gave each other a big gift, and the score became 1-1!
At this point, Everton became the team with the most oolong balls in the history of the Premier League with 57 goals, and the 29-year humiliating record was born.
In the 56th minute, Saint-Maximan's cross from the left side of the penalty area was met by Ryan Fraser in front of goal and Everton fell behind, 1-2!
In the 80th minute, Newcastle's free kick in front of the field, Trippier Full Moon Curved Knife scored, the first goal since returning to the Premier League, Everton fell behind 1-3. The remaining time the two sides were no longer successful, and Everton were reversed away. At this time, the camera is given to Lampard, and the god lamp looks desperate. Whether coaching Chelsea or Everton, Lampard's Premier League debut ended in a crushing defeat.
In just 4 days, Everton won and lost, and was instantly beaten back to its original form. The 1-3 defeat left Everton with four consecutive Defeats in the Premier League and six consecutive rounds without a win, the last time it was on 7 December last year, when arsenal were reversed 2-1.
Despite the benefits of the three rounds of the minor, Everton still have only 19 points at present, just three points away from the relegation zone. Newcastle won two consecutive Premier League games and officially rushed out of the relegation zone to 17th in the table, injecting a booster into relegation.
It is worth mentioning that Newcastle frantically waved the checkbook in the winter window, spent 120 million euros to sign Guimarães, Chris Wood, Dan Bourne and Trippier, and also leased Taggart, and the overall strength suddenly improved a lot.
New signing Guimarães is confident in Newcastle's prospects, believing that in just a few more seasons, Newcastle will surpass Arsenal.