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New Everton manager Frank Lampard got a perfect start to life at Goodison Park with a 4-1 FA Cup routing win over Brentford in his first game in charge.
He got off to the best possible start as the header from Yerry Mina only on the field because of an early injury to Ben Godfrey – was the first time the Toffees had taken the lead in a match since October.
But after Richarlison had doubled their advantage shortly after half-time, the former Chelsea boss saw his side put themselves under unnecessary pressure by conceding a second-half Ivan Toney penalty.
However, Mason Holgate’s first goal since December 2020 made sure of progress to the last 16 to prompt chants of “Super Frankie Lampard” from all four sides of Goodison Park and the mood was lifted further by substitute Andros Townsend’s added-time strike.
The change in atmosphere from the final days of Rafael Benitez and even Duncan Ferguson’s one match as caretaker last month, when there were protests against the board could not have been more stark.
Vincent Paul
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