Christian Pulisic delivered a stylish cameo from the bench to earn praise from Frank Lampard and offer Chelsea fans a glimpse of his quality.

Pulisic forced a wonderful save from Martin Dubravka, played a key role in the only goal - scored by Marcos Alonso - and put another on a plate for Tammy Abraham who was thwarted by an incredible DeAndre Yedlin block.

It was a relief for the young, highly-acclaimed American striker who signed for £58million from Borussia Dortmund but has found opportunities hard to come by since his transfer.

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard hailed Christian Pulisic's substitute appearance on Saturday

The winger starred in his 26 minutes, helping set up Chelsea's only goal and causing problems

'I'm really pleased for him,' said Chelsea manager Lampard. 'He's a hot topic because of the price tag and his status in his national team, and his world status through that.

'Everyone has got a little bit carried away with the short term. The long term is that he's come here and he's just turned 21 and he's played like he did today. You can see his balance and awareness and you can see how he can play.

'And there's a lot more to come. It's not the end of the story. There's improvement to come as with all the young players, but I'm delighted for him because he will feel good about that.

'And he should do, because he was a big part of us winning that game.'