Stamford Bridge News
Chelsea begin their league campaign against Manchester United at Old Trafford on August 11.
Hazard has been linked with a move to Spanish side Real Madrid in recent months and the Belgium international had said in October last year that it was his dream to play for the reigning European champions.
Angus Gunn made a series of fine saves to earn the struggling visitors a point and leave Chelsea in fourth, 10 points adrift of leaders Liverpool.
Midfielder N’Golo Kante, who joined Chelsea in 2016, has extended his stay at Stamford Bridge by signing a new five-year contract.
Lampard has been completing his coaching qualifications at Stamford Bridge and has been linked by the British media with the vacant managerial position at Championship side Ipswich Town.
Dele Alli scored twice in four second-half minutes as Tottenham Hotspur beat Chelsea 3-1 on Sunday to end a 28-year wait for a Premier League win at Stamford Bridge.
Alvaro Morata’s well-taken header was enough for Chelsea to win at Stamford Bridge, as United struggled to create enough openings of note to take anything from the match.
After successive Premier League defeats by leaders Manchester City and bottom club Crystal Palace, Conte would have cherished a dull 1-0 win against Roma to steady the ship.
Chelsea remain two points clear of Roma at the top of Group C, but this was the latest in a growing list of alarming displays from the Premier League champions.
Spain striker Alvaro Morata missed the shock 2-1 defeat at Palace with a hamstring strain, while Nigeria wing-back Victor Moses limped off during Saturday's game after suffering a hamstring problem.
Morata, who has scored seven goals in his first 10 appearances for Chelsea, is also almost certainly set to miss this month's doubleheader against Italian Serie A side Roma in the Champions League.
Guardiola, who signed De Bruyne two years ago after watching him play in the Bundesliga, publicly praised the former Chelsea player earlier this month for his quality, commitment and intelligence.
After Jose Mourinho's United romped to a 4-0 victory over bottom club Crystal Palace, City had much the better of the late game at Stamford Bridge.
Saturday's result leaves the Premier League champions fourth in the table, six points behind leaders City and second-placed Manchester United and one point behind third-placed Tottenham Hotspur.
Morata has earned plaudits for his goalscoring feats since arriving from Real Madrid, with the Spaniard having netted seven goals.
Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus and Leroy Sane have amassed 23 goals between them in all competitions and midfielder Fernandinho has revealed City's attackers are engaged in a private goal-scoring competition.
Pep Guardiola's City have made an unbeaten start to the season, netting 22 goals and conceding just three in six league games.
Sergio Aguero is the joint-top scorer in the division with six goals but is closely followed by teammates Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus, on five and four respectively.
Chelsea will compete for their first trophy of the next campaign when they face FA Cup winners Arsenal in the Community Shield on Aug 6.
Spurs had nine players booked and Mousa Dembele was hit with a six-game ban for gouging Diego Costa`s eye in a stormy May 2 encounter that delivered the Premier League crown to Leicester City.
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