'He is going well' - Lampard not willing to rest Werner yet with Chelsea striker in hot form
Blues forward has hit the ground running since moving to Stamford Bridge in the summer, scoring regularly in the Premier League and Europe Frank Lampard has spoken about his selection decisions up front, saying Timo Werner's status as an automatic starter is not under threat yet. Lampard was set to rest Werner against Burnley last week until Christian Pulisic pulled out of the match with a hamstring problem in the warm up. The USMNT international missed the midweek game and will again be out for the weekend's clash with Sheffield United. That means that Werner will likely start alongside Tammy Abraham, who he has begun to build a good partnership with. Lampard admits that he was on the verge of resting the £47 million ($60m) signing from RB Leipzig, but he also doesn't think the Germany international necessarily needs to be pulled out of matches. "I am not going to give the team away but I think it is clear with the Burnley game that I was planning on giving him a rest...