Frank Lampard of Chelsea celebrates scoring his penalty during 2-1 win over Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. Frank Lampard completed Chelsea’s second-half fightback against Manchester United from the penalty spot Tuesday, securing a 2-1 victory that closed the gap on the Premier League leaders to 12 points.
Lampard found the net in the 80th minute after Yuri Zhirkov had been tripped by defender Chris Smalling, ensuring Chelsea would climb up a place to fourth in the standings. David Luiz started the defending champions’ comeback in the 54th, volleying in his first goal for Chelsea to cancel out Wayne Rooney’s first-half opener.
United captain Nemanja Vidic was sent off in stoppage time after receiving a second yellow card for a foul on Ramires, ruling the centre back out of Sunday’s match against Liverpool.
