Everton fell to a hugely disappointing defeat to Newcastle United on Tuesday night, with the Toffees now desperately looking over their shoulders in the Premier League.

Frank Lampard's side came into the game following a positive end to the January transfer window that saw the likes of Dele Alli and Donny van de Beek arrive from Tottenham and Manchester United respectively.

And while the duo both ended up featuring off the bench due to injuries to a couple of Everton's starting players, it was a man who's been at the club for a very long time who arguably let Lampard down the most: Jordan Pickford.

The England international walked onto the pitch to a large chorus of boos from the home fans given his previous Sunderland connection, and it was no surprise that every time he touched the ball he received loud jeers.

It was the kind of cauldron-like atmosphere that can really test players, and Pickford just seemed to crumble under that pressure, with his usually strong and reliable kicking game deserting him completely.

As per Sofascore, he lost possession 15 times over the course of the game, the joint-third most of any Everton player on the pitch, with his pass accuracy of 40% by far the lowest of any Toffee.

And it wasn't just his distribution that went hay-wire, with his ability to deal with crosses again coming under the spotlight - one moment saw him clatter into Jarrad Branthwaite and left the young Evertonian needing attention.

That shakiness was picked up on by The Liverpool Echo's Adam Jones, who tweeted: "#EFC couldn't look more nervy I don't think, typified by some dreadful mis-kicks from Pickford and Branthwaite"

And, writing in his post-match player ratings, Jones gave him a four, adding: "Made a great save to deny Joelinton to keep the scores at 0-0 in the first half but his performance was shaky throughout both in terms of commanding his area and with the ball at his feet."

In a tense atmosphere, Lampard needed his senior players, like Pickford, to really step up and be counted and not get lost in the emotion of it all.

Instead, his goalkeeper just seemed to fall into the trap of losing his head in front of a vociferous St James' Park.

Meanwhile, Lampard could sign this man in the summer...