Everton and Frank Lampard will be glad to see the back of Premier League football for the next six weeks as club football around the world breaks for the 2022 World Cup.
The Toffees blew their final chance of entering the winter with optimism following Saturday's dismal 3-0 defeat at Bournemouth. Frank Lampard's side were unable to find any reply to goals from Marcus Tavernier, Kieffer Moore and Jaidon Anthony, failing to score for the third league game in a row.
They will spend the next six weeks and Christmas Day 17th, just a place off the bottom three. Luckily, Lampard will have the majority of his squad on hand to sort things out at Finch Farm, but a select few will be heading to Qatar to represent their nations.
