ROMAN ABRAMOVICH is reportedly targeting Julian Nagelsmann and Thomas Tuchel, should he decide to sack Frank Lampard.
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- William Pugh
GOOD MORNING CHELSEA FANS
Tammy Abraham struck a hat-trick to send Chelsea into the fifth round of the FA Cup.
A trip to Barnsley awaits after the 3-1 win over Luton.
The Championship club were unhappy with the nature of the first goal after Chelsea used a ball sat by the side of the pitch for a quick throw-in, rather than the ball kicked into touch.
However, there were still negatives for the Blues.
Kepa Arrizabalaga flapped at a shot for Luton’s goal and Timo Werner missed a late penalty.
Frank Lampard said of his ailing striker: “I’m disappointed for him. He gave a lot to the performance today.
“He was a threat behind, his link up with Tammy, his link up with people around him, it’s just one of those things. When it’s not going for you, it can happen. I missed penalties, I know the feeling.
“I know he will feel despondent, maybe now and the last few minutes of the game, but he shouldn’t be. It’s my job and his teammates’ job to lift him and he will be fine.”
The win will relieve some pressure on Lampard with Brendan Rodgers reportedly eyed to replace him.
Leicester’s title charge is impressing Stamford Bridge bigwigs, according to the Sunday Mirror.
And Fikayo Tomori has revealed a chat with Paolo Maldini was key to his decision to join AC Milan.
The Chelsea loanee said: “It’s a club with great history, this is an opportunity I couldn’t turn down
“I was surprised, when I spoke to Paolo Maldini, the best defender who has ever played football, I knew this was where I wanted to be and where I wanted to play football.
“I am very happy to be here now.”
- Marc Mayo
PRIZE MONEY
Chelsea are into the fifth round of the FA Cup…
Let’s check out what’s up for grabs if they go all the way.
- Marc Mayo
MARK YOUR DIARIES
Some very big Premier League clashes coming up in the month ahead…
- Marc Mayo
MAN OF THE MATCH
It was a very lovely Sunday for this fella.
- Marc Mayo
NEXT UP
Chelsea face Barnsley in the fifth round of the FA Cup after today's win.
The trip to Oakwell takes place on the midweek commencing February 9.
The Blues won their Carabao Cup meeting earlier this season 6-0 but lost in a famous FA Cup tie in Yorkshire back in March 2008.
- Marc Mayo
POSITIVE SPIN
Frank Lampard was keen to point out Chelsea’s decent run of results amid the pressure heaped on his back.
Today’s beating of Luton made it three wins in four – albeit with two of those in the FA Cup at home to lower league opposition.
The manager told the club media: “That’s three wins in four games, I’m happy to quote that one because in the modern day people will very much look at these short-term stats and they can be flipped in different directions.
“It’s nice for us in the short-term that we have done that. You’re talking about two cup games, a league game that we won and one that we lost and at a big club like Chelsea the scrutiny is normal.
“The good thing for us to do is not to get too caught up in how many games we won recently or where we’re at in the table.
“When you’re off it slightly, which we have been, the focus can only be on changing the form and I thought today the individual uplifts in form and the collective uplift in form was a big positive. So I’m very happy with that side.”
- Marc Mayo
ANOTHER ONE FOR THE COLLECTION
- Marc Mayo
SOMETHING TO IMPROVE ON
Frank Lampard was largely happy with Chelsea’s performance today.
But, the Blues boss felt that the lack of a clean sheet is a disappointment.
He said: “We got it right in pretty much every sense other than two sloppy moments, one for their goal, one to give them a chance, but other than that everything was nailed on.
“It was a general team moment of complacency at how comfortable we were at 2-0, which is not good enough.
“We got back from that quickly, we dominated the game, all that made it was slightly nervous that we didn’t have the two-goal lead that makes it very comfortable.
“Once we got that back again, which we should have got a lot earlier, then the game was comfortable.”
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BARKING MAD
Jamie Carragher believes Ross Barkley will have been unhappy with his treatment during Aston Villa’s win on Saturday night.
The Chelsea loanee was subbed off and Sky pundit Carragher felt he and Jack Grealish would have felt hard done by.
He said: “Two of them will be muttering saying, ‘the manager doesn’t know what he’s doing. What’s he doing taking us off?’.
“He’ll be alright when he gets back to the dressing room. Another three points for them.”
- Marc Mayo
MOUNT DELIGHT
Mason Mount has spoken of his pride at captaining Chelsea today.
In a heartwarming social media post, he shared pictures of himself in Blues kit as a lad and today, with the armband.
- Marc Mayo
MOUNTING A CHALLENGE
David Coote was shown the red card on social media after he TACKLED Mason Mount as the Chelsea midfielder prepared to shoot against Luton in the FA Cup today.
Fans fumed as statuesque Coote unwittingly did a better of stopping England star Mount than many Premier League defenders have managed.
Mason cut back sharply onto his left foot just outside the box – but straight into Coote, who was doing an awkward-looking 180-degree turn when caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The ref immediately blew up and raised his hands in front of him to admit his mishap.
- Marc Mayo
TOM OF THE WORLD
Fikayo Tomori has spoken of Paolo Maldini’s influence in bringing the defender to AC Milan.
Loaned out by Chelsea, he called it a ‘surprise’ to hear of the Rossoneri’s interest.
The centre-back said: “It’s a club with great history, this is an opportunity I couldn’t turn down
“I was surprised, when I spoke to Paolo Maldini, the best defender who has ever played football, I knew this was where I wanted to be and where I wanted to play football.
“I am very happy to be here now.”
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NOT HIS TIM
Frank Lampard has given his thoughts on Timo Werner after the German missed a penalty against Luton.
The boss said: "I’m disappointed for him. He gave a lot to the performance today.
"He was a threat behind, his link up with Tammy, his link up with people around him, it’s just one of those things. When it’s not going for you, it can happen. I missed penalties, I know the feeling.
"I know he will feel despondent, maybe now and the last few minutes of the game, but he shouldn’t be. It’s my job and his teammates’ job to lift him and he will be fine.
"It was almost a sign of what’s going on for Timo at the minute, it’s not quite dropping for him. But there will be a time when he takes penalties without thinking about it and hits the back of the net without thinking about it.
"At the moment that’s not quite the time for Timo, but it will come and hopefully soon."
- Marc Mayo
JON'T GO THERE
Nathan Jones has hit out at Chelsea's first goal – which came after the Blues used a different ball to the one that had been kicked out of play.
The Luton boss said: “The reason the ball’s are on the sidelines is because if they go into the top of the stand, there’s no crowd there to throw it back, so you use another ball, but there’s no multi-ball.
“I asked the referee if it was multi-ball and he just kept quoting the rule book to me, so I have no idea, I couldn't get clarification.
“I waited 30 minutes and he actually got changed and has gone, so I’m baffled, I don’t know what's going on as I did not know."
- Marc Mayo
MOUNT A CHALLENGE
Catch Simon Phillips’ verdict on Chelsea’s game today.
As has been the case in recent weeks, Mason Mount continues to earn top praise, this time for his role as a potential leader in the club.
Check out Simon’s column here.
- Marc Mayo
SHAKE THE FROST OFF
A bitingly cold day in West London…
And one red-hot striker to thaw off those frozen limbs.
- Marc Mayo
PLAYER RATINGS
A couple of 8/10s, a nine and even a four…
Check out how Simon Phillips rated each player from today's game here.
- Craig Mahood
GILMOUR LOAN, POSSIBLE
Frank Lampard refused to rule out a loan deal being struck that would see Billy Gilmour go out for more minutes.
The young Scot was brilliant again for Chelsea today and had a big hand in the third goal.
- Craig Mahood
MAKING UP FOR IT
We showed the Kepa howler in the first-half.
So it's only right we show this outstanding save that kept the score at 2-1 just inside the second-half!
- Craig Mahood
STATS
Possession stats for today's win over Luton Town.
- Craig Mahood
ABRAHAM SPEAKS
Tammy Abraham was delighted with his hat-trick and get through to the next round.
He said: “It’s great to score a hat-trick and win the game so comfortably.
“Give credit to Luton, they’re a good side and we had to build our confidence back and go back to the usual routine.
“That’s what we did today.
“Hopefully we can build on it now, we have another game on Wednesday so hopefully we take the confidence into that one.”
- Craig Mahood
FULL-TIME! CHELSEA 3 LUTON 1
Chelsea progress to the last-16 of the FA Cup thanks to a Tammy Abraham hat-trick.
- Craig Mahood
PENALTY MISSED
It's saved by Sluga!
Werner goes to the keeper's left but it's a simple save by Sluga.
That won't do his confidence much good.
- Craig Mahood
PENALTY CHELSEA!
Kovacic off the bench for less than a minute and gets Werner through one-on-one and he delays the strike.
He's brought down as he tries to round the keeper and gets a penalty.
He picks the ball up to take it too…..
- Craig Mahood
GOAL! CHELSEA 3 LUTON 1 – ABRAHAM 74'
And just like that…
Hudson-Odoi with a clever one-two with the wonderful Billy Gilmour and he gets in behind.
Hudson-Odoi squares it into the six-yard box and Abraham follows in for an easy tap-in for his hat-trick.
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