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Joe Thomas

Frank Lampard names Everton's 'next challenge' and makes Goodison Park admission

Frank Lampard is determined to overcome a frustrating feature of Everton's season - failing to follow up impressive home performances on the road.

The Blues' dismal away form - they have taken just six points on their travels - has been a major factor in their struggles. The trend began under Rafa Benitez and has continued under Lampard, who is yet to see Everton claim a single point away from Goodison Park since taking charge.

Following the victory over Chelsea, attention now turns to the trip to Leicester City next Sunday. With the Blues still in the relegation places, the pressure will be on to break Lampard's losing away run and he is all too aware of how significant that would be.

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Acknowledging the value of the home crowd to his side, Lampard highlighted how the passion displayed at Goodison can leave a void the players struggle to recreate elsewhere.

The Everton boss said: "When the club comes together at Goodison that is amazing and that is why results have been so good here. The negative is when we go away from home our players can’t replicate what we do here. That is the next challenge."

Asked how the Blues can follow up the Chelsea win with a positive result at the King Power Stadium, he said: "I think we just have to focus on the opponent. I think with Liverpool last week we stopped the spaces they wanted, we played really well until they got the goal and then it's difficult at Liverpool.

"Chelsea are a passing team. They want to play between the lines, they want to find Mason Mount. We dealt with that fantastically well and adjusted even more at half-time and dealt with it even better. They can cross against us and we don't have to worry because of how we are inside the box.

"Leicester will be a completely different animal. The important thing is the players understand every game will have its difficulties but it's the application to the job that will get us over the line or not, not necessarily just against Leicester but every game from now on. The basics are the same, we've got to run more, we've got to show more desire, we've got to tackle harder than the opposition and do everything as the situation demands it."

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