Patrick Vieira

On a frankly ridiculous night at Goodison Park, Everton dodged relegation with a comeback for the ages. And Burnley picked up another valuable point at ...

Of course, this isn't the first time that Everton have avoided relegation by coming back to win from two goals down against a team that play at Selhurst Park. Oh no. Football doesn't always get it right, even now, but there is at least an awareness that footballers are thinking and feeling people and that the mind needs attention as much as the body. And that would have definitely helped Joey at the time." Many years ago, some well-meaning stoner crept into a skate park in Buckingham, approached the underside of a ramp, took a can of black paint from their pocket and sprayed a message for all the world to read. It's going to be quite a busy last day for the beloved As It Stands table. But he has got the squad all pointing the same way and scrapping, and he's brought the crowd back to their club, and that's a decent start. Flying saves, reaction saves, influential clapping, serious pointing: Nick Pope is a master of the art of being a good goalkeeper in a not-so-great team. Decent enough to earn him the right to have a crack at something more long term, something more sensible, next season. The discipline trembles right on the line between what is useful and what is destructive. There is much to criticise and critique in Lampard's management, both his career so far and his short time with Everton. The defence remains a mess. "Go out there and throw yourself on the mercy of the universe, lads. Players in good teams multiply one another's talents; at Goodison, and particularly on the road, Everton's players have been busily subtracting and dividing.