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.
2019 Club Friendlies
0-4
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