Your morning Everton headlines for Sunday October 23, 2022.
Frank Lampard explains why fans have just witnessed a real 'Everton performance'
Frank Lampard hailed his side's emphatic 3-0 win over Crystal Palace by declaring: "It felt like an Everton performance to me."
The Blues boss pointed to the desire and energy of the display, adding he was pleased by the aggression and the passing on show as his side produced an intensity that the visitors could not match and which had the Goodison Park crowd on its feet throughout the 90 minutes.
Goals from Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Anthony Gordon and Dwight McNeil secured Everton's first win since the trip to Southampton and ended a run of three consecutive defeats. It took Demarai Gray fewer than 10 minutes to end the long wait for a shot on target - a wait that had extended across the previous two matches.
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Speaking after the game, Lampard said the display featured most of the components he was looking to instil in his side and acknowledged the 90 minutes could scarcely have gone better - particularly after the disappointment of recent matches against Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United.
He said: "It was a great performance, a big result and it is nice to have a comfortable win here at Goodison, I haven't had too many of those. I thought from minute one we were on it. It was clear to see.
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'All I can do' - Dominic Calvert-Lewin makes World Cup admission as Gareth Southgate watches Everton win
Dominic Calvert-Lewin has admitted it is 'every boy's dream' to go to a World Cup after he scored the opener in Everton's stunning 3-0 win against Crystal Palace - with Gareth Southgate in the stands.
The Toffees striker opened the scoring inside 11 minutes at Goodison Park, taking Alex Iwobi's pinpoint pass in his stride and bulldozing through Marc Guehi before a precise finish past Vicente Guaita. Second-half goals from Anthony Gordon and Dwight McNeil sealed a first win in four matches to take Frank Lampard's side into 11th.
Prior to Saturday's win, Everton had failed to score three goals in a single game all season and had only bagged twice on one occasion - in the 2-1 win at Southampton - but the presence of a fit and firing Calvert-Lewin finally provided Lampard with the focal point he had been craving. And after a tumultuous couple of months on the sidelines, the 25-year-old could not understate the importance of opening his account for the campaign.
"We did [need that win]. It's a great feeling to be back at Goodison,” Calvert-Lewin told BBC Sport. “For the team and for myself to get the win today it went exactly how I hoped. It’s been a while, one I’ve been waiting for, one I’ve been looking forward to and I felt like myself today. It’s been a long time coming but great to get the result."
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