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Lampard goal earns City draw against Chelsea

MANCHESTER — Frank Lampard scored a late equaliser against his former club Chelsea to earn 10-man Manchester City a 1-1 draw in the Premier League yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) and end the leaders’ winning start to the season.

Frank Lampard (centre) saw little to celebrate 
with his joyous team-mates after his equaliser against former club Chelsea. Photo: Reuters

Frank Lampard (centre) saw little to celebrate
with his joyous team-mates after his equaliser against former club Chelsea. Photo: Reuters

MANCHESTER — Frank Lampard scored a late equaliser against his former club Chelsea to earn 10-man Manchester City a 1-1 draw in the Premier League yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) and end the leaders’ winning start to the season.

Lampard, who was released by Chelsea this summer after scoring a club-record 211 goals in 13 years, held his arm out and refused to celebrate after his side-footed shot deflected in off John Terry in the 85th minute.

City right-back Pablo Zabaleta was sent off in the 66th after picking up a second booking, and Chelsea capitalised by opening the scoring five minutes later when substitute Andre Schurrle tapped in Eden Hazard’s low cross.

Chelsea dropped points for the first time in five games, but still hold a three-point lead over Southampton and are five clear of City — arguably their biggest rival for the title.

It was a typical late surge into the box by Lampard, who had only come on as a substitute seven minutes earlier as City fought back after going a man and a goal down. He looked emotional as he walked off, head down, after the ball hit the net and did not want to celebrate with his joyous team-mates.

“I’m a bit lost for words — I didn’t expect to score like that,” Lampard said. “I’m a bit stuck in the middle.”

Chelsea fans had been singing Lampard’s name throughout the match, hailing one of the club’s greatest servants who was allowed to join New York City in the summer. Lampard is spending the first half of the season on loan at City, the parent club of New York City.

City are now winless in four games in all competitions, but came back well after losing Zabaleta, who lunged at Diego Costa near the halfway line and became entangled with the Spain striker.

The game turned on his sending off and, within five minutes, Costa led a counterattack by Chelsea and Hazard crossed for Schurrle to tap in at the far post. Lampard, however, had the last say.

Earlier yesterday, Manchester United twice surrendered a two-goal lead to lose 5-3 to Leicester in a wild game, with the promoted side scoring four times in 20 minutes to cap a thrilling comeback.

Angel di Maria’s exquisite chip put United 2-0 ahead in the 16th minute, but it proved in vain as Leicester came back from 3-1 down with 28 minutes left. Penalties by David Nugent and Leonardo Ulloa — the second after Tyler Blackett’s sending-off — came either side of goals by Esteban Cambiasso and Jamie Vardy as United’s defence imploded at King Power Stadium.

“We have too many players who want to seek for the goal,” United manager Louis van Gaal said. “It is not good, because we have the game in our pocket and gave it away.”

Agencies

 

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