Frank Lampard sacked as Everton manager after defeat at West Ham

Frank Lampard has been sacked as Everton manager and the club languishes in 19th place in the Premier League and have lost eight of their last nine games in all competitions.

The former England midfielder has been sacked following Saturday’s dismal 2-0 loss to West Ham.

The result leaves Everton two points from safety and just 15 points from 20 league games this season.

Frank Lampard has been sacked as Everton manager after Saturday’s dismal defeat at West Ham

Jarrod Bowen scored twice for West Ham to condemn Everton to an eighth defeat in nine games

Lampard spoke to owner Moshiri and chairman Bill Kenwright over the weekend, along with director of football Kevin Thelwell, agreeing that things will change after Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at West Ham.

Moshiri surprisingly abdicated responsibility for what the future held for Lampard as he walked out of the London stadium, telling a Sky Sports News reporter that it’s “not my decision” about the coaches.

Following the West Ham defeat, the Everton players were given Monday off and are not expected to return to Finch Farm until Tuesday.

Lampard leaves Goodison Park having won just 12 of his 44 games in charge of the club

As the club searches for a new manager, club legend Leighton Baines, who is in charge of the Under 18s, and Under 21 head coach Paul Tait are in line to oversee day-to-day affairs.

Before the West Ham defeat, Lampard had rallied his players to show some balls with a week of hard work leading up to the relegation clash.

However, their battle cry seemed to fall on deaf ears as the Toffees barely held on in defeat.

At the match, Lampard met Everton supporters before the game, with many believing the former Derby and Chelsea boss already looked tired.

Since the World Cup, the Toffees have picked up just one point from five league games, a draw against Manchester City, while they have also been knocked out of the FA Cup by Manchester United.

They have suffered damaging defeats by fellow fighters such as Wolves, Southampton and West Ham in recent weeks, leaving Lampard’s position untenable.

The 44-year-old guided the Toffees to survival last year with several dramatic wins late in the season.

Their poor on-pitch form has also been marred by off-pitch fan protests towards the club’s deeply unpopular board, with the likes of Yerry Mina and Anthony Gordon also confronted by angry fans after the loss to Southampton earlier in the day. of this month.

Lampard leaves Goodison Park having won just 12 of his 44 games in charge of the club, losing 23 in that time, leaving him with a winning percentage of 27 per cent.

The 44-year-old arrived at the club at the end of January 2021 after more than a year without working following his departure from Chelsea.

Lampard called his victory against Crystal Palace to confirm survival “one of the best nights of my career.”

He replaced Rafael Benítez and helped guide the Toffees to safety as they secured dramatic late-season victories against Manchester United, Chelsea, Leicester and Crystal Palace to stay on their feet after it looked like they were doomed for relegation.

The victory over Palace saw the Toffees come from 2-0 down to win 3-2 and confirm their survival, on a night Lampard described as “one of the best nights of my career”.

Despite a positive start to this season that saw Everton lose just two of their first eight games and on the brink of the top half, their form has slumped since a 2-1 win over Southampton in early October.

On both sides of the World Cup break, they collected just five points from 11 games, and also fell out of the Carabao Cup in embarrassing fashion: they lost 4-1 to Bournemouth.

Despite being the early bookies’ favorite to replace Lampard, former Burnley boss Sean Dyche is not a preferred candidate to take over for the Toffees board of directors.

And Saturday’s loss to the Hammers was the last straw for Lampard as David Moyes’s side claimed their first win in eight games.

Former Burnley boss Sean Dyche is an early bookies favorite for the job but is not among the board’s preferred candidates and has not been contacted for the role. Wayne Rooney, Duncan Ferguson and Nuno Espirito Santo have also been linked with the position.

Lampard joins a growing list of managers who have been given the responsibility of moving Everton forward under Farhad Moshiri, but have been sidelined, cuts and changes wreaking havoc along the way. No one has completed two full seasons in the hot seat since 2016.