Chelsea: Lampard's defensive coaching questioned by Cross
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has revealed he sorted the drama over the second penalty the Blues were awarded at Stamford Bridge which saw Tammy Abraham try and take the spot kick. Cesar Azpilicueta intervened to make sure the usual penalty taker Jorginho had the opportunity to score.
Chelsea news: Tammy Abraham wanted to take the second penalty for the Blues (Image: GETTY)
Lampard said on BT Sport: "It's been dealt with. No problems. Just dealt with. I want leaders - and a little bit of conflict. It's good that Tammy was enthusiastic but you don't jump ahead of the list."
Lampard was also very pleased with the way his side played to beat Crystal Palace in convincing fashion.
He explained: "Not too many put four past Crystal Palace. First half we started well, we came off it a little bit. We needed a bit more. It was great for us to get four goals.
"Just the urgency of our game needed more. We needed to get Ben Chilwell into the game. We can't allow Palace's back four to say dealing with Chelsea's front line was easy.
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"Ben Chilwell was fantastic today. His ability to be so high up the pitch, and that's not a bad thing, and his great quality on the ball. The lads who have come in have all had issues so we need to give them time but Ben has shown what he's all about."
Chilwell opened up on his debut performance and what was talked about with the score 0-0 at half-time.
"The first half was frustrating but we didn’t really create enough. At half time we spoke about being a bit more creative and taking a few more chances in the final third and we came out sharp in the second half and scored four very good goals.
"It’s the same for all team but there’s not really been a pre-season it’s going to take a few weeks for everyone to bed in and in the second half today I think we showed that it is starting to gel together nicely.
"I spoke to the manager before I came and also saw the talent he had brought in and it was just a very exciting opportunity for me to come to a team that everyone thinks should be winning trophies.
"The biggest plus from today - scoring a four goals is great but a clean sheet is perfect for us going into the international break. It’s a good sign of things to come."
The result means Chelsea move up to fourth in the Premier League in the early stages of the season.
The Blues will now face two weeks with no fixtures because of the international break.