The extent of Abdoulaye Doucoure's hamstring injury will be assessed in the coming days after the 29-year-old became Everton's latest central midfielder to suffer an injury.
Doucoure was forced off the pitch with the issue during the first half of the Blues' defeat at Aston Villa. He had been paired with Alex Iwobi for the second consecutive Premier League game in what was already a makeshift central midfield.
Lampard is hopeful the injury is not serious as he attempts to manage a squad that has already suffered three bad injuries this month. Tom Davies, himself just back from a calf issue that disrupted the end of his pre-season, replaced Doucoure at Villa Park. Lampard's other natural option was Amadou Onana, who was brought on later in the game despite not being fully match fit.
