Goals from England pair Tammy Abraham, against his loan club of last season, and Mason Mount were enough for a 2-1 win over Aston Villa which steadied our ship after defeats against Manchester City and West Ham, and both of those were focused on by Lampard after the final whistle.

He was pleased Abraham was back in action after injury ruled him out of the West Ham game and although the striker came off again near the end in a little pain, that does not look bad according to the boss.

‘Tammy at the moment is a striker that is near the top of the goalscoring charts in the league,’ he added, ‘and is showing his all-round game which stretches defences and starts our press.

‘He is a personality that is growing in our dressing room every day with his enthusiasm and his will to win and of course if a player is on such a good run and they come out of the team then it is normal you can miss them, and today he came back in as he left off.’



Mason Mount’s goal was his first for Chelsea for two months although he has recently scored for England.

‘I don’t think Mason should be measured solely on goals,’ pointed out Lampard. ‘We had an international break and he did not start a couple of games but goals are part of his game and his all-round game in the second half is what we expect of him, because it wasn’t just the goal, it was the threat he had from the edge of the box, his link-up and his winning the ball back in high areas which is his game. I thought he had a really good second half.’

