Frank Lampard: Tammy Abraham's absence not reason for defeat
The HinduFrank Lampard wants to see "a bit of character" as his side aim to bounce back from a 1-0 home defeat to West Ham, while he refused to blame Tammy Abraham's injury for the result. Abraham missed the game after suffering a hip injury in Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Valencia on Wednesday, and Olivier Giroud took his place in the starting line-up against West Ham. Lampard also dropped N'Golo Kante to the bench and watched as West Ham exploited large gaps in the midfield to pick up its first win in eight Premier League matches. READ : Lampard leaving Chelsea helped him as a manager, says Pellegrini Chelsea will face Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge in midweek before travelling to Goodison Park to play Everton on Saturday, and Lampard indicated he would not make knee-jerk reactions to his side's second home defeat of the league season.