Abraham reveals Lampard’s halftime pep talk that led to Crystal Palace defeat

Tammy Abraham has said Frank Lampard’s pep talk at halftime was the catalyst that unlocked a stubborn Crystal Palace defence in Saturday’s premier league clash.

The Blues won the encounter 2-0 with Abraham and Christain Pulisic scoring the goals against a Crystal Palace side who were happy to pack men behind the ball while waiting for the counter-attack.

‘It wasn’t our best game, but the most important was that we got the three points,’ assessed Abraham.

‘It was hard work. Crystal Palace are a good side, they defend well as a team and in the first half, they frustrated our style of play.

‘At half-time the manager said we needed to stay focused, and the chances would come. We came out, we believed, we didn’t change our style of play, we wanted to show our attacking football, and we got our two goals,’ said Abraham who netted his 10th of the season.

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Chelsea are third with 26 points on the table.