Chelsea boss Lampard insists he can shore up the Blues’ leaky defence ahead of Champions League match with Sevilla
Frank Lamp a rd insist she knows exactly how to shore up Chelsea's leaky defence.
Chelsea have shipped 63 goals in boss Lampard's 43 matches at the Stamford Bridge helm – the worst return of any Blues manager.
Lampard admitted he knows all about that unwanted statistic, but also pointed out a contrary ratio of his own to under score just where the Blues must tighten up.
Chelsea will host Europa League champions Sevilla in tonight’s Champions League Group E opener, with Lampa rd demanding quick-fire defensive improvements following Saturday's 3-3 Premier League with Southampton.
"In terms of the goals conceded, I am aware of that stat – but the other stat is that since I've been here we've conceded the second-least shots in the Premier League, I think behind Manchester City ," said Lampa rd.
"That helps sometimes narrow down some of the issues, and the issues are that we don't concede many shots on our goal, but when we do, we concede goals.
"And it' s something we' re aware of, and we're aware of when you look at recruitment, but, more impor tantly than that, when you work every day on the pitch with the players to make sure that when we hopefully set up well we don't concede many chances.
"But the chances we do concede we let in too many, and that's something we work on specifically.”
TONIGHT (7.45pm unless stated) UEFA Champions League
Group E
Chelsea v Sevilla (8.00); Rennes v Krasnodar (8.00)
Group F
Lazio v Borussia Dortmund (8.00); Zenit St Petersburg v Club Brugge (5.55)
Group G
Barcelona v Ferencvaros (8.00); Dynamo Kiev v Juventus (5.55)
Group H
PSG v Man Utd (8.00); RB Leipzig v Istanbul Basaksehir (8.00)
Sky Bet Championship
Bristol City v Middlesbrough; Coventry v Swansea; Huddersfield v Derby; Millwall v Luton; Norwich v Birmingham; Nottm Forest v Rotherham; Reading v Wycombe (8.00).
League One
Accrington Stanley v Fleetwood Town (7.00); Blackpool v Charlton (7.00); Burton Albion v Rochdale; Doncaster v Ipswich (7.00); Gillingham v Portsmouth (6.30); Hull v AFC Wimbledon (7.00); Lincoln City v Plymouth (7.00); Northampton v Swindon; Oxford Utd v Milton Keynes Dons (7.00); Shrewsbury v Bristol Rovers (6.00); Sunderland v Crewe (7.00); Wigan v