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'Thrashed' - Paul Merson makes brutal Everton prediction ahead of Bournemouth clash
Everton boss Frank Lampard has been tipped to suffer a “bad result” by Paul Merson against Bournemouth.
The Blues take on the Cherries in the Premier League clash at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday. It sees a rematch of the Carabao Cup match between the two clubs from earlier in the week.
Lampard’s side suffered a 4-1 defeat to Bournemouth in the third round of the competition on Tuesday night. Everton now return to the south coast for a Premier League clash, in their final fixture before the World Cup.
Everton are currently in 16th place in the league table and just two points above the relegation zone. Merson has predicted the Blues to suffer another defeat, with a 2-1 result in favour of Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon.
“Bournemouth thrashed Everton in their midweek game, and Everton can't afford another result like that,” Merson told Sporteskeeda .
“They suffered a bad result at home in the Premier League last week against Leicester, and they'll need to bounce back."
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Frank Lampard issues Tom Cannon message and drops Everton January transfer hint
Everton manager Frank Lampard has opened the door for more first team opportunities for the club’s youngsters after Tom Cannon capped a memorable 24 hours this week when he followed up his senior debut at Bournemouth with a two-goal blast for the Under-21s in their 2-1 comeback in over their Paris Saint-Germain counterparts in the Premier League International Cup.
Aintree-born Cannon bagged a brace at Walton Hall Park on Wednesday after coming off the bench at the Vitality Stadium the previous night to replace Neal Maupay and play the last nine minutes of the Blues’ 4-1 defeat in the Carabao Cup.
With Everton struggling for goals this season – they’ve netted just 11 in 14 Premier League games to date and Lampard has just revealed main striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is now nursing three separate injuries – 19-year-old Cannon, who has been with the club since the age of 10, is offering a potential solution from within having been top scorer for the second string last season and hitting the net six times in Premier League 2 so far this term.
Lampard, who took charge of Chelsea during a transfer embargo, was known for his enthusiastic blooding of youngsters while in charge at Stamford Bridge and hinted that there could be a similar policy from him at Goodison Park.
He said: “It’s there for them in terms of coming in to contribute. I was delighted to get him (Cannon) on the pitch and if they deserve it for how they’re playing for the Under-21s, him and various others then it’s great to have them on the bench, coming on, and getting that first taster."
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