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Lampard laments 'awful' Chelsea first-half showing despite comeback win at Arsenal

Frank Lampard slammed his Chelsea side’s ‘lethargic’ performance in the first half of their 2-1 win over Arsenal on Sunday – but was delighted with their eventual comeback.

Arsenal led at half-time at the Emirates through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s deft header, but Jorginho and Tammy Abraham scored late on to turn the game on its head. Jorginho had been brought on for left-back Emerson Palmieri with less than 35 minutes on the clock.

The result kept Chelsea in fourth with Arsenal dropping to 12th, but Lampard was clear his side would not be allowed to replicate their first-half performance.