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Thomas Tuchel is not worried about 'unselfish' Romelu Lukaku after £98m Belgian striker went a SIXTH Chelsea game without scoring as Ben Chilwell's strike at Brentford sent them top of the Premier League

Thomas Tuchel has insisted he has no worries over 'unselfish' Romelu Lukaku's six-goal dry spell in front of goal for Chelsea.

Lukaku tucked away Timo Werner's cross at Brentford on Saturday, only to see the effort chalked out for offside.

Chelsea needed a wonderful Edouard Mendy performance to tiptoe away from the Brentford Community Stadium with a 1-0 win to step back to the Premier League summit.

Romelu Lukaku went a sixth club match without scoring as Chelsea won 1-0 at Brentford

Romelu Lukaku went a sixth club match without scoring as Chelsea won 1-0 at Brentford

The u00a398million Belgian striker couldn't find a way through the Bees defence on Saturday

Ben Chilwell's sweet half-volley somehow settled the contest, while £98million club-record recruit Lukaku was again underused in attack.