Frank Lampard has explained his decision to play Anthony Gordon through the centre as Everton suffered a 1-0 defeat to Chelsea to begin their 2022/23 Premier League campaign.
A penalty from Jorginho late in the first half after Abdoulaye Doucoure brought down Ben Chilwell was enough to seal all three points for the visitors. The Blues, meanwhile, seemed to be clearly missing a scoring instinct up front - with Dominic Calvert-Lewin out injured and Salomon Rondon unavailable through suspension.
Gordon was the man chosen to lead the line and Lampard thinks that all of the front three, including Demarai Gray and Dwight McNeil performed well. And, the manager explained why he chose the winger to take that position when many might have expected Dele to deputise instead.
