Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has explained why decided to start with Billy Gilmour rather than Jorginho in the 3-2 win over Crystal Palace on Tuesday.
The Blues moved up to third in the Premier League table with victory at Selhurst Park, coupled with Leicester ’s failure to beat Arsenal.
While they made hard work of it in the end it was another step taken towards clinching a Champions League spot for next season.
Lampard opted to start with 19-year-old Gilmour for only the second time in the Premier League and the teenager was solid throughout.The Blues are blessed with an abundance of riches in the midfield area with no one player yet nailing down a regular starting berth apart from N’Golo Kante when he is fit.Italy international Jorginho.
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