Eriksson set to reward Lampard for his sparkling Chelsea form

FRANK LAMPARD is to be given a chance this weekend to force his way into Sven-Goran Eriksson’s starting XI as Chelsea’s England quintet make their influence felt.

Whereas the Blues became the first club to field an entirely overseas Premiership side, under Gianluca Vialli, they have now provided five members of the latest England squad.

Indeed, this is the largest contingent from a single club in a squad formerly dominated by Manchester United and Liverpool as Claudio Ranieri makes good on his promised English backbone for his overseas talent.