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Frank Lampard heaped praise on Tammy Abraham after his contribution to a 5-2 win against Wolves in the Premier League. Lampard has integrated youth players into his squad as he was faced with a transfer ban when taking over as manager, and they have repaid his faith in the opening five games of the season On Saturday, Tammy Abraham scored a hat-trick at Molineux - having scored twice in each of his previous two league games - with Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori adding to the tally And Lampard was thrilled with their efforts, telling Sky Sports : "I'm delighted to see that [youngsters taking their chances] because it's not easy.   "Tammy is [looking the part] and that's work, having gone out on loan and scoring a lot of goals in the Championship, having a year in the Premier League and now I think he feels the responsibility of the Chelsea shirt as he should. The last three games speak for themselves. "The only challenge for Tammy now is c...

  After a disappointing 2-2 home draw in the last match against Sheffield United at home, Chelsea have registered a thrashing 5-2 away victory against Wolves at Molineux Stadium on Saturday. Chelsea manager Frank Lampard had a few surprises in his starting XI. After the inclusion of the German international Antonio Rudiger and the exclusion of the Italian left-back Emerson because of the injury, Lampard switched his squad to a 3-5-2-1 formation. Marcos Alonso made his name in the starting line-up as expected for the first time in this season. Apart from that, Willian also was chosen ahead of the American sensation Christian Pulisic. Kurt Zouma was left out following his poor recent form. So, the 21-year-old youngster Fikayo Tomori was promoted to the starting XI.      On the other hand, the home side manager Nuno Espirito Santo made four changes from their 3-2 away defeat against Everton in the last game. Jesus Vallejo and Romain Saiss were promo...

Real Madrid duo Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois have reportedly told friends they’re eager for their new club to raid their former team Chelsea for the transfer of N’Golo Kante. The Belgian pair were key figures at Stamford Bridge, but goalkeeper Courtois left the Blues for Madrid last summer and Hazard followed him with the same move this year. Could Kante be next? According to the Athletic , the pair would love to see manager Zinedine Zidane make the France international a priority to strengthen their squad. The former Leicester City man is undoubtedly one of the finest players in the world in his position, so it makes sense that Hazard and Courtois would want to see him follow them to the Bernabeu. Still, Chelsea fans won’t take too kindly to becoming Real Madrid’s feeder club with a third player moving from west London to Madrid in quick succession. It remains to be seen if Real will definitely go after Kante, but it could be a move that makes sense as he’d...

Jorginho says he has improved as a player since his move to Chelsea FC. The Italy international has established himself as a key part of the Blues team since his £57m move to Chelsea FC from Napoli in 2018. Jorginho was signed by Maurizio Sarri after the Italian head coach brought the playmaker from his former club Napoli to the west London outfit. The Brazilian-born player has scored two goals in 37 games in the Premier League last term to help Chelsea FC finish in third place in the table. Jorginho’s future was left in doubt after Sarri quit Chelsea FC to take over the reins of Serie A giants Juventus in the summer. However, new Chelsea FC boss Frank Lampard has kept faith in Jorginho in the current campaign. Jorginho believes he has grown as a player over the past 12 months at the Stamford Bridge outfit. “I think I had a fantastic first season and it was fundamental for my growth process. I am stronger in defence now, I go into challenges with more determinat...

  Chelsea FC have suffered a second injury setback during the international break with defender Emerson suffering a thigh muscle strain while playing for Italy against Finland. Emerson has transformed his club career under the guidance of Frank Lampard this term and he has been ever-present for the Blues on the left side of the defence ahead of Marcos Alonso. This has helped him to become a regular with the national team as well but the same may have come at a price after he sustained a muscular problem during the opening 10 minutes of the European qualifier tonight. Nizaar Kinsella ✔ @NizaarKinsella Emerson just got injured on Italy duty. Muscle strain. # CFC 1,045 11:56 - 8 Sep 2019   A clear return date has yet to be determined but it would certainly come as a surprise, if the Italian is able to recover from the setback ahead of th...

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has says that he's a keen admirer of Chelsea duo Ross Barkley and Mason Mount. The Blues' pair are both included in Gareth Southgate's England squad for the upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Kosovo where they'll be playing alongside the Liverpool man. Oxlade-Chamberlain was speaking about the players who he admires in the number eight position, and said that Barkley and Mount are among the best in that role at present. He told The Times : "There are a lot. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored a good goal against Man City in the Champions League and I’ve watched that clip a lot! "Hendo [Jordan Henderson] has stepped forward into a more advanced role [at Liverpool] and he’s doing it really well. It has brought a sense of life out of him, a sort of energetic pulse. "[Andrés] Iniesta, historically, would be in the eight [role] picking up the ball, running, picking passes and sco...