Lamps backs Blues to beat injury woe

Frank Lampard insists Chelsea have both the “character and experience” to ensure the absence of captain John Terry and striker Didier Drogba does not allow Manchester United the chance to snatch an early advantage in the race for the Barclays Premier League title.

The England skipper was a notable absentee from the team sheet for yesterday’s FA Community Shield at Wembley, along with Ivory Coast hitman Drogba, the Blues main goal threat.