Today’s matchday programme cover features the two goalscorers from Tuesday night while inside, on his regular page, Frank Lampard writes that he wants to get back to winning ways after a poor run in the Premier League but knows Bournemouth will provide a tough test.
‘They always give us difficult games and we expect a big challenge again today,’ he notes, ‘but it’s one we know we need to be ready for because we’ve dropped a few points in recent weeks and we want to go into the Christmas period with a win.’In the captain’s column, Cesar Azpilicueta highlights the importance of the squad ahead of the festive period and writes: ‘We have a strong group here and we are seeing that everyone is going to be important as we work towards our objectives this season.’
Elsewhere, N'Golo Kante talks us through his career journey in his own words. Once set for a job in an accountancy, the midfielder worked his way up the leagues in France before his incredible rise since moving to England in 2015.Previously focuses on Pedro’s stellar record against Bournemouth while Stargazing features Tore Andre Flo on Paolo Maldini. David Webb is profiled in the 1969/70 series and the former Blues and Bournemouth cult hero was one of a kind, both on and off the pitch.
And ahead of our first visit to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next weekend, The Journey Home looks back at our 6-1 win at the Lane 22 years ago.
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