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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Richard Garnett

'No real heart, no real fight, no desire' - national media verdict on Everton's defeat at West Ham

Everton suffered another bad day at the office on Sunday as the Blues went down 2-1 against West Ham United in the capital, leaving Frank Lampard's side perilously close to the relegation zone.

The Toffees were given hope when Mason Holgate's deflected shot cancelled out Aaron Cresswell's first half free-kick opener, but self-inflicted wounds handed the initiative back to the Hammers as Jarrod Bowen put David Moyes' side back in front on the counter-attack, before Michael Keane got his marching orders for two bookable offences.

Despite efforts to stay on the front foot, the Blues simply didn't show the quality to break through the West Ham rearguard again, so the points stayed in London. It means Everton must quickly move their attention to a huge clash with relegation-rivals Burnley at Turf Moor on Wednesday evening, but as the dust settles on yesterday's defeat, here's what the national media is saying.

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