Frank Lampard Explains how He Faked It to Help Everton Beat Crystal Palace

• Everton came from two goals down to secure a 3-2 victory in a remarkable game against Crystal Palace at Goodison Park
• The Toffees were trailing 2-0 going into half time, but managed to turn the game on its head to secure their Premier League status
• After the game, Lampard admitted to ‘faking’ emotions at times for the sake of his team

Frank Lampard admitted to ‘faking it’ at some point to help inspire his Everton side to victory against Crystal Palace on Thursday, May 19.

The Toffees needed to win against a tough Patrick Vieira side to ensure Premier League survival, but got off to the worst possible start after going 2-0 down in the first half thanks to goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Jordan Ayew.

But Lampard's side showed remarkable character to turn the game on its head in the second half , with goals from Michael Keane and Richarlison as well as the winner from Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

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Part of the reason Lampard believes his team triumphed was because of the home support, which he lauded as extraordinary.

In his post-match interview, the gaffer admitted to masking his emotions for the sake of the team.

'Sometimes as a manager you have to fake it and not show your feelings. There was a small change, Dele came on and was amazing. My point was its the emotions and character, can you energize the crowd?” he said as quoted by Daily Mail.

'What we have just seen, I know its Premier League safety, not champions league, what it means to this club. Anyone on the outside would say we were dead and buried at half-time but the character of this cub dragged us through,'

The win against Crystal Palace led to a full-on pitch invasion as excited fans could not help but celebrate with overexcitement at the fact that their team was now safe.

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Patrick Vieira appears to kick Everton fan

There was another unfortunate incident after the Everton game as Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira appeared to be in a physical confrontation with a fan.

Everton fans flooded the pitch after their team recovered from 2-0 down at halftime to win at Goodison Park and secure Premier League survival before Sunday's final round.

In a video posted on Twitter, spotted by Sports Brief, a supporter seemingly holding up a phone could be seen extending his arms toward the Vieira's face as he tried to leave the field