A converted penalty in the 61st minute against Sunderland saw another milestone reached for Frank Lampard, adding to a long list already in the bag.
Jimmy Greaves scored 132 goals during his four years at the club, a tally equalled by our vice-captain on Tuesday evening as he put the Blues ahead at the Stadium of Light, making him the fifth-equal highest scorer ever to wear a Chelsea shirt.
'I'm delighted with that,' said Lampard. 'Jimmy is a goal-scoring legend and I'm sure he did it in a lot less games than I did.
'I'm very pleased to be up there with him and just want to keep on scoring goals for Chelsea, especially important ones that help us win games.'
Chelsea's Player of the Year is no stranger to breaking records, and becoming our highest scoring midfielder ever is already one on his list, but, forever the team player, there are more important achievements Lampard wants to accomplish.
'Personal ones [achievements] are nice, but not as important as silverware,' explained the two-time FA Cup and League title winner.
'When you look back on your career you look at what you won as part of a team. I'm much more proud of winning Premier Leagues and FA Cups with Chelsea.
'Although the records I've gained and am getting now was something I never thought of when I joined Chelsea. Getting Player of the Year and scoring records are very nice for me personally.'
Chelsea were first to concede on Tuesday night, against the run of play, and were forced into another comeback under Carlo Ancelotti's guidance.
It's the third time in a row the Blues have been first to go behind this season, initially the Community Shield, then Hull before Tuesday's eventual 3-1 win.
However, Chelsea were dominant on Tuesday and it only seemed like a matter of time before we would come back and close the gap, a point Lampard agrees with.
'They [Sunderland] had one shot in the first half and it was deflected into [Darren] Bent's path and he took it well. But other than that we dominated the game.
'We lacked a little bit of the killer touch in the first half but in the second we certainly had that.
'It was as good a performance from an away team for a while because we moved the ball and created chances. We were fantastic.'
Steve Bruce's Sunderland were simply outplayed on Tuesday evening, but regardless of the final score, they put in a spirited performance in front of their home fans. Now for Lampard, League success is the objective.
'Hull was a very difficult game and Sunderland was potentially very difficult too. Steve Bruce was always going to have them flying.
'It's a long way to go [in the League] and it's just a good start. Of course you want to get your noses in front early on and if we can get a good start and not have the mid-season we had last year then we'll have a great chance.'
Jimmy Greaves scored 132 goals during his four years at the club, a tally equalled by our vice-captain on Tuesday evening as he put the Blues ahead at the Stadium of Light, making him the fifth-equal highest scorer ever to wear a Chelsea shirt.
'I'm delighted with that,' said Lampard. 'Jimmy is a goal-scoring legend and I'm sure he did it in a lot less games than I did.
'I'm very pleased to be up there with him and just want to keep on scoring goals for Chelsea, especially important ones that help us win games.'
Chelsea's Player of the Year is no stranger to breaking records, and becoming our highest scoring midfielder ever is already one on his list, but, forever the team player, there are more important achievements Lampard wants to accomplish.
'Personal ones [achievements] are nice, but not as important as silverware,' explained the two-time FA Cup and League title winner.
'When you look back on your career you look at what you won as part of a team. I'm much more proud of winning Premier Leagues and FA Cups with Chelsea.
'Although the records I've gained and am getting now was something I never thought of when I joined Chelsea. Getting Player of the Year and scoring records are very nice for me personally.'
Chelsea were first to concede on Tuesday night, against the run of play, and were forced into another comeback under Carlo Ancelotti's guidance.
It's the third time in a row the Blues have been first to go behind this season, initially the Community Shield, then Hull before Tuesday's eventual 3-1 win.
However, Chelsea were dominant on Tuesday and it only seemed like a matter of time before we would come back and close the gap, a point Lampard agrees with.
'They [Sunderland] had one shot in the first half and it was deflected into [Darren] Bent's path and he took it well. But other than that we dominated the game.
'We lacked a little bit of the killer touch in the first half but in the second we certainly had that.
'It was as good a performance from an away team for a while because we moved the ball and created chances. We were fantastic.'
Steve Bruce's Sunderland were simply outplayed on Tuesday evening, but regardless of the final score, they put in a spirited performance in front of their home fans. Now for Lampard, League success is the objective.
'Hull was a very difficult game and Sunderland was potentially very difficult too. Steve Bruce was always going to have them flying.
'It's a long way to go [in the League] and it's just a good start. Of course you want to get your noses in front early on and if we can get a good start and not have the mid-season we had last year then we'll have a great chance.'
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