Everton manager Frank Lampard has bemoaned the fixture schedule facing his side this week as two of Leeds United’s relegation rivals go head-to-head on Wednesday. The Toffees make the short trip to Turf Moor to face 19 th place Burnley in what is one of three games in hand on Leeds for both sides.
Everton then face Manchester United in the Saturday lunchtime kick-off, meaning Lampard’s men have been tasked with playing three games in six days. Their six-pointer at Burnley follows yet another defeat on the road as they were beaten 2-1 by West Ham United to plunge them further into relegation trouble.
And Lampard has hit out at the Premier League’s scheduling of their matches in his pre-match press conference, while also providing news of yet another injury blow – with Nathan Patterson set for minor surgery on his ankle.
