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Everton boss Frank Lampard is fighting for his future after a toxic day at Goodison Park which saw the team slump to joint-bottom of the Premier League and allegations emerge of fans' physical abuse towards chief executive Denise Barrett-Baxendale.
Barrett-Baxendale and the rest of Everton's hierarchy were forced to stay away for safety reasons from Saturday's 2-1 home loss to Southampton, which was followed by a protest from 2,000 fans who chanted 'Sack the board' and carried banners opposing owner Farhad Moshiri and chairman Bill Kenwright.
On the pitch, two goals from Southampton captain James Ward-Prowse condemned Everton to a fourth consecutive home defeat in the league — their worst run since 1958.
Frank Lampard is fighting to save his job after Everton slipped to another damaging defeat
Everton's players looks dejected after they were defeated by Southampton to fall to 19th
Lampard, who was appointed on January 31 last year, indicated he wouldn't walk away from the job and is confident he is the right man to turn things around.
He also refused to blame the widespread discontent from all four corners of the ground for his side's defeat.
'I certainly wouldn't use it as an excuse. I only have to focus on what we can do as a
