Everton's Lampard hails 'very special day'

New Everton manager Frank Lampard says he's had a day he will never forget after opening his Goodison Park reign with a 4-1 FA Cup triumph over Premier League rivals Brentford.

Goals from Yerry Mina, Richarlison, Mason Holgate and Andros Townsend, after Ivan Toney's penalty had briefly made it 2-1, secured the biggest win on debut by any Toffees boss in Saturday's fourth round tie.

It was the team's largest victory against top-flight opposition since beating West Ham by the same scoreline in the League Cup in September 2020 and had supporters singing "Super Frankie Lampard!" in the second half and at the final whistle.

"I can only thank the fans for their support of me from the moment I walked out and, of course, at the end, seeing the team perform the way it did," said the former Chelsea boss.

"It's a day I'll never forget. It was very special, and I can't help but get caught up in the emotion of that for the moment.

"We all hear about the Goodison effect and I've felt it on the other side and we wanted to produce that today - and the players did.

"But as much as I was proud of the performance and it gets me excited, I have to calm down now and work towards the league games."

The only downside on an otherwise positive day was an injury to Ben Godfrey.

"Hamstring injury to be assessed," added Lampard.

"Let it settle for two days and then scan it, but he will be missing for a period of time, depending on the severity."