Lampard counts on Abraham for first home win against Brighton

Frank Lampard will be counting on Tammy Abraham for his maiden home Premier League win when they host Brighton at the Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Abraham has four goals this season and should have increased the number when they faced Liverpool last Sunday.

However, Lampard is expecting his young striker to rise to the occasion against Brighton who has not beaten Chelsea since 1933 and remain winless this season.

The Blues have been held to frustrating draws by Leicester and Sheffield United at Stamford Bridge this season before leaders Liverpool left with all three points last weekend.

“If we are going to be where we want to be then we are going to need home wins. I thought we were very unlucky last week against Liverpool. But that doesn’t help the point situation.

“We need a similar performance to Liverpool because I thought it was very good.

“If we get that level of performance then I expect the home wins to come very soon.

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“We must respect Brighton hugely because they are playing very well, playing some really good football, new manager, change of style, maybe not the points on the board that they deserve.

Chelsea sit on the 11th position on the table.