Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard has confirmed that Hakim Ziyech suffered a hamstring injury during his side’s 3-1 victory over Leeds on Saturday night. The left-footed winger was replaced by Christian Pulisic after half an hour. Ziyech started the season in the
Sunday’s game was so tight, with neither team giving an inch, it was not easy for either set of forwards, as defences dominated. Ziyech explained: “It felt like whoever was going to make the mistake would lose the game. “It was not
“It was our best performance of the season in complete terms,” said Lampard. “Sheffield United are a really strong team. They’re very good at taking momentum in games and they did that in the early stages. “We didn’t deal with it brilliantly
“It’s something we have to get consistently better at. Everybody expected it to come on day one of the season but it doesn’t. We saw a lot of it today against a difficult team. Great signs so let’s keep going.” And despite
Chelsea star Hakim Ziyech says eye contact is all he needs to find an inch-perfect pass for his team-mates. Ziyech has had a superb start to his Chelsea career following his summer arrival from Ajax. The Morocco international laid on two assists
Timo Werner 7 Looked like it could be a frustrating evening for the German as he struggled to get in on the act. But after missing two good chances, he lashed in Chelsea’s fourth in the closing stages. SUBSTITUTES Jorginho (on for
Chelsea beat Burnley 3-0 on Saturday, with Hakim Ziyech, Kurt Zouma and Timo Werner all finding the net. The Morocco international opened the scoring in the 26 minute, with the Blues then defending well and trebling their lead through further goals from
Forwards – Kai Havertz, Timo Werner, Christian Pulisic Pulisic’s return to full fitness has provided Lampard with a massive boost. The American looked close to his best, coming off the bench in midweek. He scored a hat-trick at Turf Moor last week
“We saw a bit of his quality and personality against Krasnodar. The idea of receiving the ball and turning, facing forward and finding that pass before teams are set, that is what I’m excited about to see from Hakim.” Lampard believes Dutch-born
The game against the Clarets will be Chelsea’s fifth in two weeks, but despite some tired legs, Lampard has no fresh injury concerns. “Thiago [Silva] is fit, taking him out of the trip to Russia was more of a maintenance issue for