Frank Lampard saw Olivier Giroud score a brace and academy product Mason Mount also get on the scoresheet as Chelsea beat St Patrick s Athletic 4-0 in a pre-season friendly.
After seeing his new charges pegged back by a late goal in a 1-1 midweek draw against Bohemians, Lampard enjoyed his first win since taking the reigns as head coach nine days earlier.
Giroud s brace equalled the number of Premier League goals he scored for Chelsea in 2018-19, while Mount s lively performance will have come as no surprise to Lampard, who managed the 20-year-old during his loan spell at Derby County last season.
Michy Batshuayi, who scored against Bohemians, impressed again in the early stages at Richmond Park, where he crashed a shot against the crossbar after 14 minutes.
Moments later, Mount latched onto Mateo Kovacic s well-timed pass and rolled the ball calmly into the net.
Ross Barkley hit the post for Chelsea before Emerson Palmieri s long-range strike slipped through goalkeeper Barry Murphy s hands and into the net.
Kenedy s inch-perfect cross finds Giroud, who volleys in from close-range!
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Just before the hour Giroud met Kenedy s cross with an unstoppable volley, beating Murphy at his near post, and the France international netted again two minutes from the end to send a message to his new coach ahead of the season.
