By MARK IRWIN
Sub John Terry was also hit by a coin thrown by a West Ham fan as he warmed up. Cops are probing the incidents and Lamps said: “I wasn’t hit by anything but I went quite close to the West Ham fans — it was the natural curve of my run!”
Chelsea’s interim boss Rafa Benitez insisted Lampard, 34, did not deliberately incite Hammers fans who booed and abused him.
He said: “When you score your 200th goal, you don’t think about where you run. You just celebrate.
“Afterwards, he realised it would be better to be in another part of the ground but I don’t think he was hit by a missile.
“Referee Howard Webb said it would be better if the subs warmed up the other way. It was his decision.”
A West Ham spokesman said: “We will be working with Chelsea to investigate the reports of missile throwing during Sunday’s game.
“Any individual found to have acted in an inappropriate way will have to face the consequences of their actions, including the possibility of a ban from attending future matches.”
West Ham boss Sam Allardyce insisted: “I didn’t see anything of the incident because it doesn’t interest me.
“All that interests me is how Frank Lampard sneaks into the box without anyone noticing. Outside that, I don’t see much.”
No supporters were arrested or ejected from Stamford Bridge but police were last night examining CCTV footage of the incident and both clubs could face FA action.
A Met Police spokesperson said: “We are investigating instances of coin-throwing.
“There have been no arrests. Inquiries continue.”
Lampard, out of contract this summer, scored with a 19th-minute header and Eden Hazard made certain of victory with a second-half strike to take Chelsea up to third.
The Blues were involved in a similar incident against West Ham back in October 2004 when their striker Mateja Kezman was cut by a coin thrown from the Hammers supporters.
