Lampard: ‘I broke my hand celebrating winner’ against Newcastle

Frank Lampard has revealed that he broke his hand celebrating Everton’s winning goal against Newcastle on Thursday evening.

Alex Iwobi scored in the ninth minute of injury time to secure a priceless 1-0 victory for the Toffees in the Premier League.

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In the second half, a protester chained himself to the goalpost and Allan was given a red card after a VAR review, prompting 14 minutes of added time.

Anything less than three points was not enough for Lampard’s men as relegation-threatened Everton face a brutal schedule.

Iwobi’s goal sparked incredible celebrations around Goodison Park, and the former Chelsea boss revealed to Amazon that he broke his hand celebrating the winner.

“I’ve broken my hand in the celebrations,” Lampard said. “My bones must be going soft, I don’t remember the moment.

“It was an amazing night and we need those nights. Spirit and togetherness, the players stood up tonight. It was not a night for quality or calm. It means so much to the stadium we all felt that. I wanted to use the atmosphere.

“Everton fans wanted to see passion. We proved what we could be tonight. I don’ t think it is a red card. It is a yellow, yes, is it a strong yellow? Possibly. But that isn’t a clear error. It was the wrong decision and we lose Allan for three games.”

Lampard added: “We showed grit and our defenders defended. A lot of spirit and togetherness. We are in this situation and when we have to fight, we have to fight.

“Newcastle are a good team, they will be alright. From our point of view, it was can we dig in? And can we get one or two opportunities when down to 10 men.

“There is a lot of talk about Dominic [Calvert-Lewin] and being involved in that goal will do him the biggest favour. It will hopefully be the catalyst for him. We need a fit and firing Dom to help this team.”