Mason Mount’s victorious display at Fulham sees Frank Lampard calling for more goals from midfielder

In the minutes leading up to this West London derby, the DJ of a deserted Craven Cottage did everything to create a spark.

His playlist, played at a deafening volume, made the foundations of this old pitch shake and, even after a football game started, it took 78 minutes for Chelsea to dampen some of the noise – around their form and the future of their manager.

Fulham full-back Antonee Robinson’s reckless red card shortly before the break unlocked the door, but Chelsea struggled to knock it down until Mason Mount’s low end.

Mason Mount was the match winner as Chelsea beat Fulham 1-0 in the Premier League

The young Englishman’s weak training capped a superb performance, creating seven chances

Although the visitors worked hard for long stretches, the victory was no less than Mount’s performance deserved – the midfielder created seven chances.

More crucially, it was nothing less than Lampard’s sides. Four defeats in six matches had made it an essential victory.

Lampard therefore mixed his peloton in search of leaders: Olivier Giroud, Cesar Azpilicueta and Antonio Rudiger all entered, but Mount retained his place – and made the difference.

Although the midfielder is only 22 this month, his performances have earned him a place among Lampard’s trusted lieutenants.

The 22-year-old has earned comparisons with prolific midfielder scorer Frank Lampard

The creativity of the Mount midfielder was superb, but Saturday’s goal was the first since September

For all its obvious quality, it was Mount’s first league goal since September. “I really aspire to score more,” said the midfielder. Lampard added: “ It’s a conversation I have a lot with Mason.

“I’m always on him about it because it was something big in my game. But my serious goal came when I was 25, 26 at Chelsea.

That’s right – Lampard was 25 in the 2003-04 season, when he scored a Premier League brace for the first of 10 consecutive seasons. It was a remarkable run from the midfielder that ended with him breaking Chelsea’s scoring record.

“ By the time he turns 23, 24 and hits the peak of his career, I would like to think Mason Mount will be a top player in every way, who has at least 10 goals – maybe 15 or more – In him. This is the potential that I believe (he has) and the great thing is that I know he knows it and he wants it. So it’s going to happen.

Chelsea boss wants his Star Academy graduate to put himself in the club more often

Before heading to Fulham, Mount had hit the bar and created an opening for Giroud with neat footwork. But what more can he do?

“He needs to get into the box for 18 more yards,” added Lampard. If you keep entering it, in number and with its quality, its intelligence in its game, it will have chances and it will score more goals. Scoring the type of goal he scored was very important to me.

It was also huge for Chelsea’s season. Their recent rut has put more pressure on Lampard and Mount admitted that the team has huddled around his manager. But the midfielder knows that critics will only be silenced if wins over Morecambe and Fulham are saved – starting from Leicester tomorrow.

“We have gone through a difficult period. The most important thing is to show this character that you need to get out of it, ”said Mount. “Now we move on to Tuesday and tackle this with the same mentality.