Frank Lampard: Everton manager sacked after defeat by West Ham

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Frank Lampard has lost his last four league matches as Everton manager

Everton sacked manager Frank Lampard after less than a year at Goodison Park.

Defeat against strugglers West Ham United on Saturday was Everton’s ninth defeat in 12 Premier League matches.

They are second from bottom of the table with 15 points from 20 matches, ahead of Southampton on goal difference.

Former England midfielder Lampard, 44, replaced Rafael Benitez in January 2022 with the team 16th in the table and helped Everton avoid relegation.

Everton are now looking for their sixth permanent manager in five years.

Everton is going through a tough time – Lampard after West Ham’s defeat

After a 1-1 draw with defending champions Manchester City on 31 December, Everton lost 4-1 to Brighton at Goodison Park, exited the FA Cup with a 3-1 defeat to Manchester United, and then lost to Southampton though. He took the lead, just before the recent defeat to West Ham.

They only managed three wins all season.

There have been widespread and loud protests from fans against the board in recent matches, and fans staged a sit-in after the loss to Southampton.

The Everton board missed that match due to what the club claimed was a “real and credible threat to their safety”.

Merseyside Police said no threats or incidents had been reported to officers before the match before Everton announced that “enhanced security measures” would be in place.

It was also in response to some fans confronting defender Yerry Mina and midfielder Anthony Gordon as they left Goodison Park in their cars last weekend.

Everton’s owner, Farhad Moshiri, attended his first game in 14 months at West Ham, alongside much-criticised chairman Bill Kenwright. Moshiri, when questioned by Sky Sports at the match, indicated that it was not up to him to decide on Lampard’s future.

The club are yet to sign a player in the January transfer window, but have spent in excess of £80m in the summer, including the £33m signing of Amadou Onana from Lille and the £20m purchase of Dwight McNeil from Burnley, After getting £60m for the Brazil striker. Richarlison from Tottenham.

WDL Director of Games Mike Walker 316916270.87 Frank Lampard 389821350.92 Rafael Benitez 195410191.00 Walter Smith 1434142601651.15 Source: Stats Performance

Lampard took his first steps in management with Derby in 2018. In his only season in charge, they reached the Championship Final, where they lost to Aston Villa.

He replaced Maurizio Sarri as Chelsea manager in July 2019, but was sacked after 18 months.

Lampard took over Goodison with Everton in 16th place in the table, six points above the relegation zone.

Everton went on a 10-game losing streak in the remaining 18 games of the season, but secured survival with a 3-2 win over Crystal Palace in what Lampard described as “one of the greatest nights” of his career.

Lampard has won just 12 of his 44 matches in all competitions, a winning percentage of 27.27 that is far worse than his record at Derby (42.1%) and Chelsea (52.4%).

As a player, Lampard made 648 appearances and won 11 major trophies during his 13 seasons with Chelsea after joining from boyhood club West Ham in 2001.

He left Stamford Bridge in June 2014 as the club’s top scorer with 211 goals and had spells at Manchester City and New York before ending his 21-year professional career in 2017.

Lampard scored 29 goals in 106 appearances for England.

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