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TOM DUTTON

Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham missed team flight home from Norwich after scoring first goals for Blues

Tammy Abraham missed the Chelsea's flight home from Norwich after his double helped Frank Lampard secure a first League win since taking the reins at Stamford Bridge.

After starting the season with defeat at Manchester United, a Super Cup penalty shoot-out loss to Liverpool and a draw at home to Leicester, Lampard finally tasted victory with a 3-2 success at Carrow Road.

It was a special afternoon for Abraham as he hit his first goals for Chelsea, having joined the academy in 2004.

Abraham's winner prompted jubilant scenes in the away end on a weekend when rivals Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham all slipped up.

The 21-year-old, though, was not allowed to join his team-mates on the flight back from East Anglia as he was forced to wait behind after the game to supply a urine sample.

Speaking after his brace, Abraham told Chelsea's website: "I have always believed in myself.

"I know I have had a bit of a sticky time at the start of the season, but I'm someone who doesn't let that affect me. It drives me on.

"Now I have scored two good goals and hopefully I can keep scoring for Chelsea.

On target: Abraham (2) and Mason Mount scored the goals at Norwich (Getty Images)

"This is football at the end of the day. You just have to enjoy it as much as you can. It's not a long career, so while you're out there you just have to give your best and just enjoy it."

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