LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea coach Frank Lampard turned a selection crisis into a golden opportunity for half a dozen players who have struggled to make Premier League appearances this season but starred in the 4-0 thrashing of Everton on Sunday.
Lining up at kick-off were three veterans who have failed to even make the substitutes' bench at times recently - Spaniards Pedro and Marcos Alonso and France striker Olivier Giroud.
Lampard also gave a first Premier League start to 18-year-old anchor Billy Gilmour in the absence of experienced midfielders N'Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic, who were both injured, and Jorginho who was suspended. "That is what we need. That's football, whether you're four months from the end of your contract, no matter if you were out of the team for a month," he said.
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