A mid-season Premier League break may have arrived at just the right time for Everton, as Frank Lampard takes stock of the current state of play.
Two comprehensive defeats in a week against Bournemouth are not exactly the ideal results to stew on heading into the first winter World Cup in Qatar, but if nothing else it will allow manager Frank Lampard to take stock of the situation and put into a place a plan of action when domestic action gets back underway in December.
But exactly when do Everton play again once the World Cup is done and dusted?