'Leeds United are a fantastic team' - Frank Lampard delighted with Everton's victory over the Whites

By Graham Smyth
Published 12th Feb 2022, 18:07 BST
Updated 12th Feb 2022, 18:10 BST
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Frank Lampard was overjoyed as Everton shut down a 'fantastic' Leeds United team en route to a comfortable 3-0 win.

The victory was Lampard's first Premier League win as Toffees manager and took his 16th-placed side to within a point of Leeds, with a game in hand.

"Absolutely delighted," said Lampard.

"From minute one right through the game against a really good team - Leeds are a fantastic team, everyone knows that, you saw it against Villa - we didn’t give them anything today even though they hit the crossbar. The workrate, quality play, so many opportunities created - I’m really happy. It’s only a start and I won’t get overexcited, but I can enjoy seeing my team play like that - it was everything we wanted."

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Everton pressed with intensity against Leeds and stopped Marcelo Bielsa's men from playing in the first half in particular. With a 2-0 lead to their name, Everton had less of the ball in the second half but always looked comfortable before killing it off with a late third.

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