Posted: 23:27, 6 April 2022 | Updated: 00:58, 7 April 2022
Everton boss Frank Lampard urged his team to “keep fighting” after slipping closer to the relegation zone with a 3-2 defeat by Burnley. Nathan Collins scored early for the home side, but two of Richardson’s penalties – the second of which was strongly contested by Burnley boss Sean Dietz – saw Everton take control. The Toffees took a 2-1 lead at halftime, but Jay Rodriguez’s equalizer in the second half and Maxwel Cornet’s dramatic winner closed the three points for Burnley. Lampard’s side are now just one point ahead of Burnley and the relegation zone with nine games to play. Everton manager Frank Lampard urged his team to “continue to fight” after the 3-2 defeat by Burnley. Everton are now just one point above relegation and Burnley rivals But the Blues boss urged his team to keep playing, he told Sky Sports: “We got into good areas, but we were not clinical enough. At that point you always leave the game open, then we make mistakes for their goals. “Listen, players have to work and fight to overcome this, if it’s a lack of confidence. We are in battle. If we did not know it, we know it now. We are still above Burnley in the table, so we have to keep fighting and looking ahead. “All the teams around us are in similar positions. You look at the results, that’s why we are here where we are, due to results for a long time and the same for the other teams around us “. Maxwel Cornet scored Burnley’s winner in their thrilling 3-2 win over Everton. Lampard insisted the candies could be “relatively happy” with their performance in the first half amid a tense atmosphere, but admitted that the crucial moments after the break left his side down. Speaking to BBC Sport, he said: “I was waiting for the atmosphere, because of the league places, I was expecting it and I thought we handled it well in the first half, especially the reaction to losing 1-0. “We could be relatively happy with the first half. You have to deal with some things that come to Burnley, especially on a night like this. I thought we treated them well in the first half. But these crucial moments in the second half changed the game. Nathan Collins opened the scoring in the first half after slowly reaching the far post. Richardson scored a clear penalty to equalize the visitors a few minutes later “Our players have to keep going, they are not stupid. They know they have to keep going, we have nine games ahead of us. We are just above the belt, so if we did not know we were in a battle before, then we certainly know now. “There are nine games where we have to give everything, every ounce we have. I will definitely do it and everyone should do the same. “I do not feel well tonight, but we have to understand that we have a game in three days and more games after that to get enough points to stay in this league. “This is there to fight.”
