Chelsea boss Frank Lampard was delighted with his goalscorers Olivier Giroud and Marcos Alonso after victory over Tottenham.

Lampard says both players deserved their recalls for the game.

He said, "I'm pleased. You always look clever when that comes off and you're called an idiot when it doesn't but we have to make decisions every week. I'm delighted for them because they're experienced lads and when they're not playing regularly, it's not easy.

"Oli has got his fitness and you could see 70 minutes was tough for him but what you do get with Oli is quality. You know his attributes. In a game where I expected Tottenham to be deep - which they were in the first half - you know you can find him and he can bring people into the game.

"Mason [Mount] and Ross [Barkley] around him helps with their energy and then you know he can finish. Marcos's finish was top-drawer as well and that's what a squad needs. It's not easy to make selections when people are not playing. You need to trust that they're good professionals and both of them have been in all ways so I'm delighted for them."

He added: "When Oli is playing, you have to play to his strengths. You have to put balls into the box, you have to use him to bring people into the game and if we have to adapt slightly for games like that, that's just the test that me and the players are under.

"The system only works if the players play the way they play. The system only works if Ross and Mason are so mobile around Oli up front and give you a threat behind as well. The system only works if the back three today don't sit off and allow people to turn on the ball because they're playing with two false strikers.

"We work on it but it's the players who enforce it and they make the system work."