Chelsea boss Frank Lampard played down Callum Hudson-Odoi’s claims that his side can challenge for the Premier League title.

The Blues are unbeaten in their last eight games in all competitions and sit fifth in the table, three points off leaders Leicester.

England Under-21 winger Hudson-Odoi said: “We’ve started really well and we want to maintain that.

“We want to keep building, keep getting goals, keep getting assists and keep working hard as a team and hopefully, you never know, we could win the title as well.”

But Lampard said: “Yeah he’s a young man! He’s excited! I get it. I like confidence, I like the players feeling like that.

“I’m delighted with Callum going away and playing and scoring goals and, for me, as a young, developing player your performances like that, when you have Callum’s talent, will always be a reflection of how you train and prepare yourself and all those things.

“So it’s brilliant news for us and for Callum. As for us as a team, my job is to dampen what he’s said there and say that we know there’s a long way to go.”