Tammy Abraham eased the pressure on under-fire Frank Lampard as the Chelsea striker’s hat-trick sealed a 3-1 win against Luton in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday. In just his second season in charge at Chelsea, Lampard is fighting to avoid the sack after a wretched run in the Premier League. An embarrassing FA Cup exit against Championship opposition would have pushed Lampard closer to the axe, but Abraham’s clinical display gave his manager some much-needed breathing space. Lampard will know that Chelsea, who were FA Cup runners-up last season, are still a long way from the finished article. – Clever Abraham –Lampard insisted this week that he is a “fighter” capable of dragging Chelsea back into contention for the Champions League places.

Source: Punch January 24, 2021 15:11 UTC