LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – Everton supervisor Frank Lampard rued an early purple card in his facet’s see-saw 3-2 loss to Brentford at Goodison Park on Sunday, however mentioned their Premier League survival hopes stay in their very own arms.
Everton took an early lead and regarded in full management of the sport till a purple card for 19-year-old centre again Jarrad Branthwaite on 18 minutes turned the fixture within the favour of the guests.
Lampard felt his facet ought to have had a penalty within the passage of play forward of the sending off when Richarlison had his shirt pulled within the Brentford field, however guests expertly cashed in on their numerical benefit.
“It’s fairly easy. We had management of the sport. We regarded like we’d rating extra objectives and win the sport. The purple card modifications all the pieces,” Lampard advised BBC Sport.
“The first 20 minutes felt snug. The crowd have been flying. No complaints concerning the gamers. (But) you’ll be able to’t play with 10-men for 70 minutes within the Premier League and count on far more.
“Maybe Richarlison ought to go down extra simply with the shirt pull however no complaints concerning the purple card, it’s a mistake by Jarrad.”
Everton are two factors above Burnley within the third relegation place with each groups having two fixtures remaining.
Lampard’s facet are additionally one level forward of Leeds United, whose final recreation of the marketing campaign is at Brentford, the place they need to win to face an opportunity of leapfrogging the Merseyside membership given their vastly inferior goal-difference.
Next up for Everton is a house recreation towards Crystal Palace on Thursday, earlier than they go to Arsenal on Sunday.
“Hopefully Michael Keane, who was sick in a single day, comes again. We have three centre-halves out and it’s extremely arduous to maintain outcomes like that.
“We will struggle till the tip it doesn’t matter what our bodies we now have left. We simply need to relaxation a bit, keep constructive, it is in our arms and we’ll go once more.”
(Reporting by Nick Said; Editing by Toby Davis)
