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Chelsea manager Lampard tells Abraham: Don't relax

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has challenged Tammy Abraham to continue scoring goals.

The 22-year-old netted in his first Champions League goal in Wednesday's win over Lille, his eighth in ten appearances this season.

Abraham is currently keeping Michy Batshuayi and Olivier Giroud on the bench, and Lampard wants to see him continue.

"Tammy's performance was more of the same of what we are seeing," Lampard said in his post-match press conference.

"He's hungry for goals, physical, gives everything for the team, has quality with the ball at his feet and, while there's improvement to be had, he's showing that.

"It's competitive, the minute Tammy's levels drop then we will look to [Olivier] Giroud or [Michy] Batshuayi to see if they are pushing him and if they can come in and make a difference.

"But at this moment in time, Tammy is doing really well. That's his first Champions League goal and hopefully we will see many more and performances like this."

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