(CNN) — The wait is over.
After his religion in his youthful Chelsea squad had been rewarded with an away win at Norwich, frank Lampard will tick his first win as Chelsea head coach away from his record.
Lampard through an victorys average age was just 54 days and 25 decades, the youngest Premier League line-up for seven decades of Chelsea.
Tammy Abraham scored double — his first goals using the 21-year-olds fantastic strike sealing the landmark triumph for Lampard.
Another academy graduate, Mason Mount, backed up his entire debut his curler, with another purpose into the corner rounding out Todd Cantwells opener for Norwich.
Abraham had missed the fifth and decisive punishment for Chelsea at the European Super Cup final against Liverpool earlier this month but former Blues star Lampard is determined to stick with the youth that are currently spearheading his Chelsea assault.
Im delighted for them, especially for Tammy, Lampard told the BBC. There is a whole lot of competition up front. Im not only promoting childhood that they have to (earn their place) on merit.
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Reflecting on his first win since his return to Chelsea as head trainer Lampard said:It feels good. This is a difficult place to come but we got what we deserved and we dominated big areas of the game
As the sun turned out on a glorious summers afternoon, it was an important time for Englands young talent to shine.
England manager Gareth Southgate picks his squad for another round of Euro 2020 qualifiers Thursday and contains lots to consider after a brilliant display.
Abraham is seeking to win his England cap while Mount is pressing to make his debut by earning another.
His chance would come September, after Englands Euro qualifying campaign continues against Bulgaria on 7.
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