Conor Gallagher apologized to fans of former club Crystal Palace after scoring twice, including a crucial stoppage-time goal, to help Chelsea recover for a come-from-behind 3-1 win in the Premier League on Monday that ignited the team's hopes of a finish in the European positions. ()
The England midfielder spent a year on loan at Palace two seasons ago, when he scored eight goals and excelled in making late runs into the area.
Now he's doing that for Chelsea, steering home an equalizer at Selhurst Park barely 90 seconds into the second half and then putting his team ahead just after 90 minutes had been played with a strike from the edge of the box.
바카라I do love them,바카라 Gallagher said when asked how he felt to have inflicted pain on the Palace supporters. 바카라It's sad but you can't beat that feeling. Sorry, Palace fans.바카라
Argentina international Enzo Fernandez secured the points in the fourth minute of added time to leave Palace just five points above the relegation zone and its 76-year-old manager, Roy Hodgson, under more pressure.
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Chelsea climbed to 10th place in what remains another disappointing campaign for a club that has spent more than $1 billion on players over the past two years. Yet it could still end in qualification for the minor European competitions, with seventh-place Newcastle only two points away.
바카라We are trying our best to keep improving,바카라 Gallagher said. 바카라Consistency is the biggest thing for us 바카라 there have been games when we've been brilliant and games when we've been terrible.바카라
The 24-year-old Gallagher isn't one of Chelsea's many costly recent arrivals 바카라 he is a product of the club's youth academy 바카라 but is proving to be one of the best-performing players under Mauricio Pochettino, whose own position has come under scrutiny this season.
A thumping long-range strike by Jefferson Lerma gave Palace the lead in the 30th minute of a first half when Chelsea was lackluster, failing to register a single shot on target.
"It was extremely cruel," Hodgson said, 바카라but the game is about goals and unfortunately we made mistakes which led to goals.바카라
"I don't think that is a fair reflection on the way the game was played. I think we deserved to come off with at least one point.바카라
It was a 13th straight win for Chelsea over Palace.
