LONDON (AP) — Frank Lampard scored twice to set Chelsea’s career scoring record, rallying the Blues to a 2-1 win Saturday at Aston Villa that pushed his club closer to a berth in next season’s Champions League.
Christian Benteke put Villa ahead in the 14th minute, but Lampard beat American goalkeeper Brad Guzan with a curling shot in the 61st minute and scored from close range in the 88th.
A 34-year-old midfielder, Lampard has 203 goals since joining Chelsea in 2001, one more than Bobby Tambling scored from 1958-70.
Chelsea (21-7-9) is third with 72 points with one league game left, five points ahead of Arsenal (19-7-10) and six in front of Tottenham (19-8-9).
