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Hodgson not surprised by Lampard's Chelsea start

Tomorrow's game against Chelsea will see Roy Hodgson shake hands with Chelsea manager Frank Lampard, a player the Eagles manager knows well from his time in charge of the Three Lions.

Previewing the clash at Stamford Bridge, Hodgson was full of praise for the recently-appointed Blues manager and hasn't been surprised by his former player's start to life as a Premier League manager: "Lampard has done a very good job, there’s no question about that - the club has done a good job in encouraging the manager and his staff to blood some of the players that had previously been out on loan.