The Nigerian star was replaced by Neal Maupay just five minutes into the second-half as Everton suffered a 4-0 defeat to Villa in a Premier League clash on Sunday.
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Iwobi said after the match: “I feel Saturday’s win was a real team performance. Everyone played their part.
The Toffees were busy over the summer as they brought in eight new players to bolster Lampard’s squad.
The Seagulls, who had lost their four previous games, made a bright start in the early stages with Neal Maupay and Leandro Trossard spurning chances.
Maupay reacted quickest to tap in from close range after Jakub Moder’s free kick, to deny Ralph Hasenhuttl a win on his three-year anniversary as Southampton manager.
Burnley took the lead via a second-minute James Tarkowski header, which stood after a VAR check amid Brighton claims that the defender had fouled Maupay, and the Clarets went on to rattle the woodwork twice before half-time, Johann Berg Gudmundsson hitting the post and Ben Mee the bar.
As the lowest survivors from last season, both teams will be keen to improve on their final positions, after the Clarets ended in 17th place, while the Seagulls finished one spot above them in 16th.
West Ham United also moved into the top eight.
With the game at 1-0 heading into stoppage time, Andrew Robertson was adjudged to have kicked the foot of Danny Welbeck in the box, and after going over to the pith side monitor, Stuart Attwell awarded the spot-kick, despatched down the middle by Gross.
Both teams played out a 0-0 draw.
The FA have confirmed that Guendouzi’s actions were not seen by match officials at the time, but the incident was subsequently reviewed by VAR, who decided not to take action.
Wolverhampton Wanderers will continue their pursuit of fourth-placed Chelsea when they travel to Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League this afternoon.