This was a day for comebacks and while the big one might have been about 160 miles north of Stamford Bridge, Chelsea’s home supporters were treated to two goals from their own returning hero: Romelu Lukaku.

Playing in front of the home supporters for the first time since returning to the club for £97.5m, Lukaku showed that the boy who had last played at the venue in 2013 — as a substitute against Aston Villa — has returned very much a man.

In Lukaku, Chelsea have signed the finished product, the man to make the difference, and he did so against Villa with his first Stamford Bridge goals, although Mateo Kovacic must also take huge credit for this victory.