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Frank Lampard admitted Evertons injury situation could force the clubs hand in the transfer market, as he revealed Ben Godfrey had suffered a suspected fractured fibula in thePremier League defeat to Chelsea.Jorginhos first-half penalty was enough to give Thomas Tuchels Bluesa 1-0 win at Goodison Park on Saturday, ending their run of four Josh Jackson Jersey consecutive league defeats on the ground.While Chelsea were indebted to Edouard Mendy for preserving their clean sheet with fine saves from James Tarkowski, Demarai Gray and Abdoulaye Doucoure, Lampards side were hampered by injury problems on the opening day of the new campaign.Having already been left without a recognised striker throughDominic Calvert-Lewins injury and Salomon Rondons suspension, the Toffees saw Godfrey leave the pitch on a stretcherfollowing an ugly collision with Kai Havertz, before Yerry Mina was also forced off Bob Lanier Jersey after 70 minutes.After seeing Everton lose their opening league game for the first time since 2011-12 (v Queens Park Rangers), Lampard bemoaned their selection woes and revealed Godfreys injury is thought to be serious.It makes it hard, you know? Ben gets that injury, we think its a small fracture of his leg, his fibula, he told Sky Sports.Well see how long that will be, and Yerry, its an ankle injury that we dont know much about at the moment.Weve had that here a little bit;its hard to put your finger on those freak injuries. Ithink Bens foot was caught in the gra s, Yerrys I didnt see. Theyre not muscle injuries, theyre freak injuries, so we have to make sure the squad is strong enough to handle those things. Bill Laimbeer Jersey Asked whether the setbackswould impact Evertons recruitment plans, Lampard added: Maybe, maybe not. Weve got centre-backs at the club, but were looking at different areas where we know what we want to do.Were not going to declare them now, but I think everyone can feel that theres movement and that were trying to move in the right direction.My main focus today is the performance of the lads that were on the Detroit Pistons Jeresy pitch. You saw the fans at the end of the game, they responded to what the players did today.Its one game out of 38 and we didnt get thepoint that I felt we probably couldve got, but we have to take confidence in not only what the players did out there today, but in how were going to look going forward, because were looking to bring in a few players to help the squad.One area in which Everton are certainly targeting reinforcements is in attack, with Calvert-Lewin expected to mi s up to six weeks after suffering a knee injury in training.Lampard insists replacing Calvert-Lewin, who scored 16 goals in 33 Premier League appearances duringthe 2020-21 campaign, is Christian Wood Jersey crucial after Everton squandered opportunities to snatch a point against Chelsea.Were looking at that, because Dominic being out three days before the first game and you cant replace him, Salomons suspended We need to look at that to make sure that weve got not just adequate players to play, but players to bring in, he added.Weve got nine subs now, you look at Chelseas bench and you understand the difference.I think our overall performance deserves us to put the ball in the net once or twice, and of course well look for those types of players. |
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