Superb Lamps says sorry

Frank Lampard made a startling apology to Chelsea fans after his superb four-goal haul against Aston Villa on Saturday. The Blues thrashed Villa 7-1 in the match at Stamford Bridge. Lampard, however, said the team owed the club’s supporters something special after a few disappointing results recently. "We've had a few poor performances recently and we have to apologise to the fans for that,” said the England midfielder afterwards. "But hopefully this makes up for those and now we can concentrate on what we know we have to do because if we win all our remaining matches, we will be champions. We have to forget the little rut we have had and concentrate on the target." Lampard is now third on the Chelsea all-time goal scoring list with 151 strikes to his name. He is 42 behind second- placed Kerry Dixon. Lampard has scored 21 goals this season.