Aston Villa got their first win of the season at Villa Park on Saturday, as Danny Ings and Emiliano Buendia's goals were enough to secure a 2-1 win over Everton.
The hosts were dominant throughout the first half, and whilst The Toffees tried to find a way back into the game after the restart, it was a deserved win for the hosts.
Everton struggled on the road once again, and did not create many chances of note until the final ten minutes of the game.
It was a Lucas Digne own goal late on in the tie that got a goal back for Everton, but it was not enough on the day.
Story of the match
Matty Cash made the first foray forwards for the hosts, running down the right wing and winning a corner after Alex Iwobi sent his cross behind for a corner.
Diego Carlos was on the end of the resulting corner and had a free header, which he did not hit cleanly, which went over the bar.
Mason Holgate made a strong challenge to stop Jacob Ramsey from breaking down the other side, as The Villains looked to use the flanks early on in the tie.
Cash made an important interception to cut out a through ball that would have played Dwight McNeil in on goal had the Polish full back not intervened.
Tyrone Mings, who was back in the side having been dropped against Bournemouth, played a wonderful lobbed through ball to Ollie Watkins, but he was crowded out before he could shoot.
There was a moment of contention when Cash was brought down by Vitaliy Mykolenko, with the full back demanding a penalty, but the referee waved the appeals away and the incident appeared to take place just outside the box.
Villa had been the better side in the opening 15 minutes with far more of the ball, however they had been yet to fashion a real opening.
The Toffees had their first chance when McNeil found himself in space, but his ball towards Demarai Gray was far too strong, which should have played the Englishman in on goal.
Set piece woes for Villa
A corner soon after flashed across the box after Danny Ings on the front post failed to clear it, resulting in a scramble to clear the ball from the hosts.
Everton had the ball in the net in the 23rd minute when Anthony Gordon prodded home from close range from a corner, but the offside flag was up against him.
In a short space of time, Everton had highlighted significant failings in The Villains' ability to defend corners, despite struggling to get the ball forwards in the opening half an hour.
It was the hosts who had the lead in the 32nd minute, when Ings received the ball just inside the area, turned his man and fired the ball into the bottom left hand corner to open his account for the season.
Things went from bad to worse for the visitors when Abdoulaye Doucoure limped off before half time, with Tom Davies coming on in his place.
His first action of note saw the midfielder booked, as he brought down Watkins who was looking to break away for The Villains.
Iwobi floated the ball into the box in added time, which Boubacar Kamara was alert to, clearing the ball to spare Mings' blushes, who had missed the header.
There was another scramble from an Everton corner in added time, which saw Davies try and acrobatically level the scores, but he could not quite connect with the cross.
Ramsey made a darting run down the left, drilling the ball across the box which Philippe Coutinho just missed, which would have been a tap in for the former Liverpool man.
It was Aston Villa who deservedly led by a goal to nil at the interval.
The hosts had dominated the ball, limited the attacking threat The Toffees posed and, whilst they did not create many chances, Ings took the one that came his way.
Lampard's side had offered nothing in the first half, and needed to sort themselves out quickly if they wanted to avoid leaving Villa Park empty handed.
John McGinn started the second half by having a go from range, but his shot went over.
Watkins found himself in acres of space on the left hand side, but his cross was disappointing and went straight to Davies.
Nathan Patterson made a good run, turning his man and drawing a foul on the edge of the box from Digne.
McNeil had a chance from the set piece that followed, opting to flick the ball on rather than shoot, which turned out to be the wrong choice.
Gray saw his shot blocked seconds later in a far more promising start to the second half for Everton.
Cash threw himself in front of a shot to make an important block in a crowded box.
Gray cut inside and shot, forcing Emi Martinez to make his first save of the game.
Conor Coady made a vital block to ensure that McGinn's curling effort could not find the target.
Holgate had to clear a clever cut back from Ings that could have easily played Watkins in on goal.
Substitute Buendia could not quite turn on the edge of the six yard box, having found himself in space before being surrounded by Everton defenders.
Ings made a fantastic scoop turn to beat James Tarkowski, but Holgate was on hand to prevent the striker from advancing further.
Carlos' powerful effort soon after was blocked by Patterson.
Mykolenko made a vital block off the line to prevent Buendia doubling the lead in the final 15 minutes.
Jordan Pickford palmed away Digne's cross, which the Argentine found himself on the end of, acrobatically beating the goalkeeper before Mykolenko hooked the ball off the line.
A hectic end to the game
Buendia had the goal he deserved in the final five minutes.
He picked the ball up in midfield, played the ball to Watkins who drilled the ball across goal to the substitute, who tapped the ball in from close range.
Everton had a goal back just a minute later though, as debutant Amadou Onana played the ball across the box, turning Digne round who could only put the ball in his own net.
Watkins had the chance to wrap up the win when he raced through on goal, but Pickford came off his line and made a smart stop.
Mings made a fantastic tackle to keep the hosts in front in added time.
Rondon looked to slide the ball in late on following a save from Martinez, but the centre back intervened to guide the ball back to his keeper.
Calum Chambers made a vital tackle to deny Onana getting an equaliser deep into added time.
Full time saw Aston Villa secure a deserved in over the course of the game.
The match had seen more action in the final ten minutes than the rest of the game itself, but the hosts were in control until Everton made a push to get the win late on.
Player of the match
Goal scorer Danny Ings was the reason the hosts managed to take all three points on the day.
He opened the scoring with a fantastic finish and was a constant threat to the Everton backline throughout the match.