Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez hopes in-form Frank Lampard can cap a week to remember by easing the pressure on the spluttering Blues when Wigan visit Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
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Benitez's side are without a win four games and desperately need three points to retain their grip on third place and boost their fragile confidence.
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The Spaniard has been left in no doubt about the importance of securing a top four finish and with it a place of securing in next season's Champions League.
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But Chelsea's defeat at Newcastle last weekend allowed fourth-placed Tottenham to move within one point of the Blues with fifth placed Everton another three points adrift.