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Oliver Harbord

Abraham, Batshuayi or Giroud - Chelsea fans tell Frank Lampard who they want as main striker

One of Frank Lampard's big decisions over pre-season will be to decide who is Chelsea's main number nine for the 2019/20 season.

The Blues have struggled to replace Diego Costa over the past two seasons, with Alvaro Morata and Gonzalo Higuain failing to live up to the hype and Olivier Giroud playing more of a bit part.

Morata's loan move to Atletico Madrid will be made permanent next summer, so Lampard will have Giroud, Michy Batshuayi and Tammy Abraham to pick from for the future.

Ike Ugbo has also travelled to Dublin for the two pre-season matches, however it is likely to be between the other three strikers for the spot.

Giroud was outstanding in the Europa League last season on the way to victory, while Abraham was superb for Aston Villa on loan and Batshuayi had a mixed time with Valencia and Crystal Palace.

The Blues have seven pre-season matches before the Premier League opener against Manchester United, starting tonight against Bohemian FC in Dublin.

And football.london asked Chelsea supporters who they think should be the main striker for the upcoming campaign.

As you can see above, it was a very close call from the 4,524 who voted, but Abraham just came out on top with 41% of the vote.

Batshuayi got 39% of the the vote, with France World Cup winner Giroud just 16%.

Lampard is expected to give all three players a good run out over the course of the next few weeks before making his decision on who will be cut out of the squad.

Usually, the Blues have only had two out-and-out strikers throughout the Premier League and European competitions, with Lampard expected to do the same as well.

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