Frank Lampard has seldom faced a more challenging period in his career in football, having been sacked by Everton before struggling to turn around Chelsea’s form on his return to Stamford Bridge.
The former England international has lost all eight matches he’s taken charge of in 2023 – four at Everton, four at Chelsea – which has brought his coaching ability under sharp scrutiny.
We’ve taken a closer look at the eight matches Lampard has taken charge of this calendar year.
Everton 1-4 Brighton
Arguably the night where the writing was on the wall for Lampard’s job security at Goodison.
Everton actually came into the match in high spirits after a solid display to draw 1-1 with Man City on New Year’s Eve. But they just couldn’t cope with Brighton here as Kaoru Mitoma, debutant Evan Ferguson, Solly March and Pascal Gross put the Toffees to the sword.
The BBC described a “mutinous atmosphere” in the stands in response to Everton’s sorry display.
Man Utd 3-1 Everton
An FA Cup visit to Old Trafford was not Everton’s priority, given the position they found themselves in the Premier League.
It looked set to be a long evening when Antony put Erik ten Hag’s side ahead after just three minutes but Everton showed admirable spirit to battle back and produce a competitive performance, equalising through Conor Coady.
It took until the seventh minute of injury time for United to seal their place in the fourth round with a Marcus Rashford penalty.
Everton 1-2 Southampton
Southampton visited Goodison Park sitting bottom of the table in mid-January but they came away from Merseyside with a vital three points.
Amadou Onana’s goal meant Everton went into the half-time break with a goal advantage but capitulated in the second half as an inspired James Ward-Prowse free-kick completed Saints’ comeback.
These proved to be the only points Nathan Jones picked up from his eight Premier League matches in charge of Southampton.
West Ham 2-0 Everton
“I really hope Everton stick with Frank,” David Moyes said after a first-half Jarrod Bowen brace gave his Hammers a much-needed 2-0 home win.
“He is a top bloke from the times I’ve been with him, but I have to think about my position because me winning one game doesn’t mean everything is fine.”
Moyes didn’t get his wish.
A second successive defeat in a relegation six-pointer left Everton sitting 19th in the table and ultimately led to…
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