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Lampard held to draw in debut as Chelsea boss

Frank Lampard was denied victory in his first match as Chelsea head coach with a late goal from trialist Eric Molloy snatching a 1-1 draw for Bohemians in Dublin.

Michy Batshuayi put Chelsea in front after just eight minutes when he pounced on Kenedy's deflected shot in the box, but Molloy found the top corner after racing onto Keith Ward's pass as the League of Ireland side finished stronger.

Lampard had promised a "clean slate" for every Chelsea player at his unveiling last week, and backed up his words by handing Batshuayi, Danny Drinkwater and Kenedy opportunities to impress from the start.