Frank Lampard insists Everton have made progress since last season - but he admits results must improve as the Premier League returns.
The Blues went into the enforced break for the World Cup on the back of a dispiriting double defeat to Bournemouth that saw them lose 4-1 to the newly promoted side in the Carabao Cup before going down 3-0 when the teams met in the league four days later.
That latter result has left Everton just one place and one point above the relegation spots going into today's visit of basement boys Wolves to Goodison Park. The back-to-back losses also left some questioning whether the Blues are in better shape compared to last season when they just escaped the drop.