Everton’s remaining Premier League fixtures show Frank Lampard’s side are in big trouble

Last night’s 3-2 defeat to relegation rivals Burnley, has left Everton’s Premier League credentials hanging by a thread as a dogged relegation scrap looms.

The Toffees have managed to win just three Premier League games since the end of September, despite having initially made a promising start to the campaign.

A total of three red cards in their last four Premier League matches hints at a lack of discipline and an aura of frustration. The club is spiralling out of control.

To make things worse, the Frank Lampard appointment has not had the desired reaction and Everton now find themselves neck-and-neck with Burnley in terms of likelihood to be playing Championship football next season- at least, that’s how the bookies see it, with Sky Bet offering both Burnley and Everton at even prices for relegation.

With 29 matches played, both clubs have nine cup finals remaining to save themselves. It looks like Newcastle and Leeds might have just done enough to keep their heads above water, with the lowest of the two (Leeds), sitting five points clear of Everton, despite having played 31 times.

In theory, Leeds are catchable, but the way their relegation rivals are playing right now new head coach Jesse Marsch will be feeling pretty comfortable.

Further down the abyss, we can rule Norwich out as absolute certainties for the drop. Meanwhile, Roy Hodgson’s Watford loom in striking distance sitting just three points behind the Toffees having played a game extra.

The concerning thing for Everton fan’s, though, is the fixture list…

Manchester United (H)

Leicester City (H)

Liverpool (A)

Chelsea (H)

Leicester City (A)

Watford (A)

Brentford (H)

Crystal Palace (H)

Arsenal (A)

Breaking that down, from their last nine fixtures, Everton