Mirror
"Lampard will have been much happier with what he saw from his players in the second half as they managed to pull off an inspired comeback," writes Mark Taylor for the Mirror.
"Mount’s strike won’t be forgotten in a hurry, and seeing Hudson-Odoi get back on the scoresheet will certainly get him thinking about his first team plans.
"With just a couple of minutes left on the clock, Abraham popped up to wipe the smile off Slaven Bilic's face."
"Frank Lampard's expensively assembled new team were 3-0 down and in disarray," writes Oliver Holt for the Mail. "Their new skipper, Thiago Silva, had made a calamitous error on his debut to present West Brom with their second goal, their biggest signing Kai Havertz was struggling to adapt to the pace and rhythm of the game and their other high-profile addition, Timo Werner, looked out of place wide on the left.
"West Brom, playing with assurance and skill and composure in front of goal, were rampant.
"Chelsea were so lamentable in that opening half an hour that their latest signing Edouard Mendy, the Senegal goalkeeper bought from Rennes for £28m, would have been powerless to do anything to save them.
"Kepa Arrizabalaga, replaced by Willy Caballero, may have played his last game for the club but as the goals rattled in, he may have felt fortunate to be sitting in the stands.
"This was a West Brom side, after all, that had lost its opening two games 3-0 and 5-2 and had had their manager Slaven Bilic sent off during the defeat to Everton.
"It is to the credit of Lampard's side, though, that they had the spirit and the wherewithal to fight back. Lampard made important changes at half time and Havertz became more and more influential."
Independent
"After Thiago Silva’s Steven Gerrard impression came Frank Lampard’s version of Istanbul," writes Richard Jolly for Independent. "Chelsea came from 3-0 down at half-time to secure an improbable draw at the Hawthorns.
"Perhaps they did it in a manner that reflected Lampard’s reign. All three goals came from homegrown youngsters, in Mason Mount, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Tammy Abraham. Lampard’s faith in youth was his salvation once more.
"Yet the West Bromwich Albion strikes that preceded the comeback also offered a microcosm of a tenure. Not for the first time, there was no case for Lampard’s defence.
"By the end, Chelsea barely had one. Thiago had been substituted and they fielded three strikers, two No 10s and a winger. That combination worked when Mount’s low shot was parried by Sam Johnstone and Abraham had an injury-time tap-in, but it is not a sustainable formula.
"It was required because of a wretched first half. It showed Chelsea’s problems are of both personnel and structure.
"They could lament the inclusion of one defensive recruit, as Silva gifted Callum Robinson his second goal, and the exclusion of two more. Lampard’s caution with Edouard Mendy and Ben Chilwell was understandable, with the goalkeeper only just joining and the left-back only just fit again, but in their absence Willy Caballero conceded to the first three shots on target and Marcos Alonso was culpable for both Robinson’s opener and Kyle Bartley’s goal."
Telegraph
"Andre Villas-Boas and Roberto Di Matteo were both sacked after trips to the Hawthorns, and while Frank Lampard’s job is not in danger this was an excruciating experience for the Chelsea manager," John Percy for the Telegraph.
"Lampard has spent over £230million reshaping Chelsea this summer and must have been reflecting on his failure to fully address the weaknesses in his defence before the attacking power in his squad salvaged a draw from a crazy encounter.
"Chelsea’s first-half performance was as gross as their ‘ember glow’ kit, as their defence self-destructed, with Slaven Bilic’s vibrant West Brom team frequently ripping their opponents to shreds.
"Thiago Silva, making his first start in English football at the age of 36, endured a nightmarish debut as captain and was badly at fault for the second goal, setting West Brom on their way, seemingly, for their first victory since promotion.
"Yet three Chelsea goals in the second-half, including an equaliser three minutes into added time from Tammy Abraham, spared Lampard from a more severe post-match inquest.
"Despite securing a point, Chelsea have now conceded 42 goals away from home since the start of last season, more than any other team."
