Chelsea were booed off at the break against struggling Forest, trailing to Taiwo Awoniyi's header after Edouard Mendy had flapped at a cross on his return to the side.
It then took just seven second-half minutes for Sterling to turn the game on its head and remind those same supporters of the potential the England forward still has to transform a match single-handedly.
His first he owed to good work from Noni Madueke and Trevoh Chalobah down the right and to a fortunate deflection off Ryan Yates who lay stricken on the turf, but his second was a sublime solo effort, ramming the ball into Keylor Navas' bottom corner after finding space inside the box.
Lampard said Sterling's example was one the whole team would need to follow going into next season if Chelsea are to put this miserable campaign behind them.
To see him score there (the first goal) was Raheem. Arriving for a cross, and then individual brilliance to score the (second) goal. I'm very happy for him. It's what we need across the top end of the pitch.
The day everything changed for Chelsea and why Graham Potter would be at Brighton without it
Few Chelsea supporters had ever expected to read such message. Yet, one that seemed inescapable in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine six days before. Chelsea was being put up for sale by Roman Abramovich, who rebuilt the team and made it into a winning machine. Part of the statement, which was released one year ago today, said, "I have always made choices with the club's best interest at heart. "In light of the current circumstances, I have decided to sell the club because I firmly think that doing so will benefit the team's supporters, employees, sponsors, and business partners. "The sale of the club won't be expedited; instead, it will go according to the law. No, I won't be asking for any loans to be repaid. This has never been about business nor money for me, but about pure passion for the game and club." Abramovich later added. "It has been a privilege of a lifetime to be part of Chelsea and I am proud of all our joint ...
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