This was an occasion billed as a grudge match between two famous old clubs and their respective managers. But on a night when Patrick Bamford proved a point against his former employers and Olivier Giroud scored yet again on his first
Premier League start of the season, second-half goals from Kurt Zouma and Christian Pulisic were enough to take the Blues for the first time since September 2018.
It was not a vintage performance from Frank Lampard’s side in front of 2,000 vocal home supporters, although, after being frustrated by a stubborn
Tottenham side last week, the manager was thrilled that his players showed resilience to battle back from behind and leapfrog their
London rivals, at least until their derby today at home to
Arsenal.