Everton boss Frank Lampard has detailed his thoughts on Nathan Patterson's debut.
Lampard has explained his substitution of Patterson 45 minutes into his Everton debut for their win against Boreham Wood.
The January transfer window signing from Rangers was taken off at half-time during Thursday night's FA Cup clash with non-league Boreham Wood at Goodison Park.
Lampard said: "In my role unfortunately you have to make decisions.
"Sometimes they're not emotional, they're practical, and yesterday it was absolutely practical to have to change - and Nathan was the choice.
"I thought he did okay in the game. I was pleased for him to have his debut, we brought him in for a reason, and what Nathan will feel from myself and the staff is a real engagement and desire to work with him.
"He's a young player, who's a developing player still, and he will feel our support of how we want him to play and how we want him to develop.
"Things like that happen at that stage of your career, whoever you are. As a younger player you have to take something like this on the chin and understand that this is high-level, and keep working.
"And that's all he has to do."
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