Chelsea fans chant ‘we are staying up’ and jokingly call Lampard ‘best manager in the world’ as he avoids 007 streak

CHELSEA fans were in jovial mood after seeing their side win away at Bournemouth.

The Blues were on a torrid run of six defeats in a row under interim boss Frank Lampard.

Frank Lampard has scored his first win at Chelsea after six defeatsGetty

But, a trip to the south coast was just the ticket as the visitors ran out winners.

And the away fans couldn’t help but see the funny side with their side leading and managing to mathematically end any chance of relegation.

Chants of ‘we are staying up’ echoed around the Vitality Stadium in the final moments.

Online, Chelsea fans were also delighted that Lampard had managed to guide the team to safety and avoid a 007 streak of zero wins, zero draw and seven defeats.

One jokingly called him the: “Best manager in the world.”

Another said: “Lamps saved us from relegation to the Championship and administration.”

A third wrote: “Lampard doing his best to turn his interim job into a full-time one.”

Although Chelsea grabbed all three points, they were made to sweat.

Conor Gallagher gave them an early lead, before Mathias Vina scored a first half equaliser.

Both sides toiled until Benoit Badiashile volleyed home from a set-piece.

On-loan Joao Felix then sealed the win in the 86th minute.

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After the game, Lampard revealed his relief at finally getting a victory under his belt.

In his press conference, he said: “In the days between games we can’t work much but we can speak to the players.

“Today was a nice small step forward. We controlled a lot of the game today.”