Tammy Abraham described scoring for Chelsea as a boyhood dream after his brace at Norwich City secured a breakthrough Premier League victory for Frank Lampard.
Recalled in place of Olivier Giroud, striker Abraham justified his coach s faith by netting twice in a 3-2 thriller at Carrow Road on Saturday.
The goals were his first for the club he joined as a junior and ended Lampard s winless start as Maurizio Sarri s successor.
Abraham opened the scoring in the third minute and finally finished off a vibrant Norwich with the only goal of the second half, his pace on the counter-attack catching out the Canaries.
It s something I ve always dreamed about doing, the 21-year-old told BT Sport.
I ve always wanted to play for my childhood club, be in the first team and score. That s what I did today so I m over the moon.
Following in famous footsteps
Tammy Abraham becomes the first Englishman to score a brace for since a certain Frank Lampard in 2012
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Abraham has been one of the chief beneficiaries of Lampard s dedication to young players during the early part of his tenure.
Another, Mason Mount, scored for the second time in as many matches, the midfielder s emphatic finish sandwiched between goals from Todd Cantwell in Teemu Pukki during a pulsating four-goal first half.
Lampard will have concerns over the quality of his side s defending but Abraham admitted points were needed in any manner possible following the defeat to Manchester United and draw with Leicester City.
I wouldn t say [it s a] relief but we knew we needed to win, the former Aston Villa loanee added.
The first two games of the season weren t easy.
We knew this game was very important, to get the first three points was massive for us.
