Olivier Giroud scored a brace as Frank Lampard got his first victory as Chelsea boss with a 4-0 win against St Patrick's Athletic.
Match Events
14' GOAL! St Patrick's Athl. 0-1 Chelsea (Mount)




Goal! 0-1! Kovacic plays the pass to Mount who makes a fantastic late run into the box and the 20-year old has the composure to slide it past Murphy!
31' GOAL! St Patrick's Athl. 0-2 Chelsea (Emerson)


Goal! 0-2! It's a goal from long-range but one Murphy won't look back on fondly as Emerson's strike goes through his hands and in.
43' NICE TRY! Barkley’s free-kick saved
45' MISS! Abraham’s shot saved
67' GOAL! St Patrick's Athl. 0-3 Chelsea (Giroud)
Goal! 0-3! Kenedy's inch-perfect cross finds Giroud, who volleys in from close-range.
GOAL! St Patrick's Athl. 0-4 Chelsea (Giroud)
Match Report
Goals from Mason Mount and Emerson Palmieri in the first half put Chelsea on track for victory before substitute Giroud scored twice in the second period.
Lampard named a different line-up in each half as he again experimented with the options at his disposal.
Line-ups
St Patrick's Athl. XI: B. Murphy, I. Bermingham, D. Webster, C. Forrester, R. McCabe, D. Clarke, D. Markey, C. Kelly, J. Doona, P. Cleary, J. Walker
Subs: B. Clarke, S. Madden, G. Shaw, C. Clifford, M. Drennan, B. Miele, K. Toner, L. Desmond, C. Coleman, B. Maher, J. Lennon, C. Kavanagh
Chelsea XI: D.Luiz, W. Caballero, Barkley, M. Kovačić, Jorginho, M. Batshuayi, Emerson, Zappacosta, Fikayo Tomori, Abraham, M. Mount
Subs: Azpilicueta, O. Giroud, Pedro, Drinkwater, M.Alonso, Zouma, Bakayoko, A. Rüdiger, Kepa, A. Christensen, N. Kanté, Lewis Baker, I.Brown, Kenedy, Palmer, D.Sterling, T. Chalobah, J. Cumming, Ampadu, M. Guehi, C. Gallagher, B. Gilmour
Manashsaikia
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Now giroud will turn to the belgian form of lukaku this season...😂😂😂😂
madmax22
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#Lampard4ever . Haters where are you now?!
ChukaDiala
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What happened to the fourth goal hmm
su9am
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Where are those fake Chelsea fans who were taking #lampardout trolls seriously 😂😂 Btw as a chelsea fan if Chelsea could finish in top four again it would be okay for me as looking our players
Al4ns
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Giroud is still dangerous at goal. Batman and Tammy should improve
haryourlah5233
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wow i can see lampard impact in this players, can u just look at the fourth goal by giroud, Eden hazard is with us spiritually
arthur19
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Chelsea thought they were playing Arsenal [Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
Richmond2001
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1-1 ole and Lampard 😉
Rashnic/G/O/A/T/C/R7
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Another rape case here [Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
RohanVashodia
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Lampard's first win as manager and former manager kepa's first win as player [Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
Pogbalover
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remove the mask Lampard we know you are Mourinho (thanks for this great win)
King_Keynan
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Where are those saying Lampard out??? 😂😂😂