Lampard made 11 changes to the starting line-up but insisted his side should be more than capable of progressing to the fourth round. Instead, they fell behind once Jamal Lowe put Bournemouth ahead in the seventh minute and rarely looked like getting back into the game. Demarai Gray’s 66th-minute goal was the only positive for the visitors, but that came after Junior Stanislas doubled the lead following a Mason Holgate error early in the second half and Emiliano Marcondes and Jaidon Anthony completed a comfortable win for home team late. “The fans had to put up with a poor performance, there’s no doubt about it,” Lampard said. “When they come to support and the players perform like they did, we have to hold our hands up and say it’s not good enough. “I made changes to protect some of the players before the league game. But I also made some changes because some players knock on your door and some make a case in training. They should be able to come to Bournemouth and fight and in my opinion win the game. And they didn’t. It’s clear as day. And I think the fans saw that and I don’t need to make fun of them. “It’s games like this where you find out how strong the team is. I learned more tonight than just watching practice. The second goal cannot happen at this level of football. And there was a mistake in the fourth goal, so it’s people who have to hold their hands up. The good thing is we will look different and play different here on Saturday. And if you offer us the three points, I’ll be relatively happy with where we are.” Bournemouth had squandered two-goal leads in their previous two games and interim manager Gary O’Neil said: “It was a real test for her when we were 2-1 up. But it will be completely different on Saturday.”
Match details
Bournemouth (4-3-3): Travers 6; Stacey 7, Stephens 7, Mepham 7, Zemura 7 (Fredericks 64, 6); Christie 8 (Sadi 88, 6), Pearson 7, Rothwell 6 (Siriki 75, 6); Lowe 8 (Hill 88, 6), Stanislas 7 (Marcondes, 65, 6), Anthony 6. Subs not used: Plain, Cook, Tavernier, Greenwood. Booked: Stephens, Pearson, Anthony. Everton (3-5-2) : Begovic 6; Keane 6, Mina 6, Holgate 5 (McNeil 51, 6); Patterson 6, Doucoure 5 (Mills 80, 6), Garner 6 (Iwobi 51, 6), Davies 5, Vinagre 6; Gordon 5 (Gray 51, 6), Maupay 6 (80, 6) Subs not used: Lonergan, Welch, Samuels-Smith, Price. Booking: Mina, Gordon. Referee: Darren England 6
