The Blues won last night’s home fixture against Brighton And Hove Albion 2-0 but Kante was absent from lineup.
The Frenchman has had a frustrating start to the campaign, spending majority of his time one the sidelines with niggling injuries.
He missed most of Chelsea’s opening fixtures before return to score a wonder goal in the 1-2 defeat against Liverpool. The 28-year-old was kept out of the 7-1 thumping of Grimsby Town and the Brighton fixture due to a recurring hamstring issue.
After collecting his first home Premier League win, Lampard said, “N’Golo, hopefully, he’s okay. He had a small awareness in his hamstring and it was important not to risk that with him today.
“I’m pleased we didn’t risk him, especially now we’ve won comfortably and he has a bit of a rest. He could be touch and go, hopefully, for Lille. Emerson [Palmieri], no. [Antonio] Rudiger, no.”
“Kurt was ill this morning so I’d like to think he will be alright. It was a short-term thing, hopefully a bug.”
Mount again put on a show for the Chelsea fans last night leaving Lampard surprised over how quickly he has adapted to life in the Premier League.
“The all-round game and quality of Mason… he is the catalyst for us getting in front with his sharpness,” the Chelsea manager added. “He was brilliant for me at Derby. I did not expect this level but he is improving daily. It is great for the club and a long time coming. The work is done in the academy. The mentality is great. They want to play for this club.”
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