Frank Lampard’s Chelsea homecoming ruined as Leicester snatch a point thanks to Wilfred Ndidi header

SEVEN minutes of euphoria, followed by 83 minutes of cold, hard reality.

After the flags, the banners, the songs of praise and the wave of early optimism, Frank Lampard’s homecoming ended with a grim sense of foreboding gripping Stamford Bridge.

On the day of his unveiling last month, Lampard had claimed that his legendary status as a Chelsea player would serve him for ‘only five minutes’ once the season got under way ...