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How did Abraham go from Chelsea prospect to Blues star?

What was the secret to the Anglo-Nigerian hitman's success as he scored twice to down Norwich City in the Premier League on Saturday?

By James O'Conners

On Saturday, Tammy Abraham got his critics off his back with his first senior goals for Chelsea, the club he joined 15 years ago as an U-8 academy player.

After a relatively good start to the season, despite criticism and even despicable racist abuse, Abraham was handed his second start for Chelsea having been used from the bench in the previous two matches.

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Coming up against an attacking Norwich City side with very adventurous full-backs, Frank Lampard went for Abraham’s greater mobility and ability to stretch teams over target man, Olivier Giroud.