The Sunday Post (Inverness)

Abraham leaves it late as Chelsea fight

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WEST BROM 3

Robinson (4, 25), Bartley (27)

CHELSEA 3

Mount (55), Hudson-odoi (70), Abraham (90)

Tammy Abraham’s last-gasp goal capped Chelsea’s stunning second-half fightback as they recovered from 3-0 down to claim a point.

The striker clinched a draw after Frank Lampard’s side looked beaten at the break.

Mason Mount and Callum Hudson-odoi struck following the restart to help break Baggies’ hearts.

The Blues’ defensive frailties had been laid bare in the first half as Callum Robinson was gifted a brace by mistakes from Marcos Alonso and Thiago Silva.

Kyle Bartley was left unmarked from a corner to score a third as Chelsea were exposed again.

Timo Werner hit the bar when they only trailed 1-0 and, while it was another embarrassi­ng display at the back, Chelsea can take solace in their comeback.

Albion missed out on their first top-flight win of the season having lost heavily to Leicester and Everton.

Willy Caballero replaced the dropped Kepa Arrizabala­ga, but Chelsea’s defensive problems continued as they fell behind after just four minutes.

Alonso cheaply lost possession to Matheus Pereira and he burst forward to find Robinson, who drilled in a fine low drive into the corner.

Lampard has overseen just one away clean sheet in 21 Premier League games and will hope new goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, after his arrival from Rennes, will help to solve their defensive problems.

Tammy Abraham should have done better and Timo Werner went closer after 15 minutes when he clipped the bar from Mount’s cross.

But any hopes of an instant recovery were ended by more defensive howlers as the Baggies scored twice in three minutes.

First, under no pressure, Thiago Silva allowed the ball to run under his foot and

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