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 Frank Lampard’s side top of the table.
It was far from a vintage performance from Chelsea in front of 2,000 supporters, although after being frustrated by a stubborn Tottenham side last week Lampard will be relieved that his players showed resilience to battle back from behind and leapfrog their London rivals for a few hours at least.
