SLEEPLESS IN DERBY! Bedside Lamps off to a flyer
22-0 Mismatch of the day
Notts Co 1 Derby Co 4 AFC Irdning 0 Everton 22
EVERTON’S friendly turned to farce yesterday with a rugby-score win over Austrian side ATV Irdning.
The referee could be forgiven for losing count after Kevin Mirallas led the way with five goals, with four apiece for Cenk Tosun and Oumar Niasse and a up in the middle of the night and you’re picking your team and your formation, but by the morning it’s changed.”
Winger Luke Thomas bagged a brace with Tom Huddlestone and Mason Bennett also on target, while Kane Hemmings scored from the spot for the Magpies.
Regardless of the result though, all eyes were on Lampard, making his debut in the dugout having penned a three-year deal with the Championship club a little over a month ago.
And having seen former England team-mate and good friend Steven Gerrard get off to a winning start in his first game in charge of Rangers this week, he was keen to follow suit.
Lampard was accustomed to rapturous receptions during an illustrious career with West Ham, Man City, New York City and the Blues. And he was afforded another one as more than 4,000 Rams fans came to support their new boss. But tougher tests are just around the corner – and Lampard knows it.
He said: “There’s still a lot of hard work to do and I don’t know what my style is yet, but hard work does translate on to the pitch.”
Notts County manager Kevin Nolan joked: “He’s going to have a lot more sleepless nights, I can tell you.
“But I think he’ll prosper, he’s determined.
“He was a quality player and I think he’ll attack management exactly the same.” hat-trick from Ademola Lookman. Everton’s 19th was a bizarre 25-yard own-goal while the 20th came when the home keeper turned his back on Nikola Vlasic’s shot, one of two goals for the Croatian winger.
Defenders Michael Keane, Leighton Baines and Mason Holgate also netted.