Gallagher saves Chelsea and Aubameyang scores his first goal

On the brink of minute 90with a draw as the only clear and appropriate fate for their match against Crystal Palace, Conor Gallagher appeared to revive Chelsea with an important goal and balsamic for the project of Graham Potterwho avoided a defeat and hid all his pressing problems with a hurried 1-2 win, between the lack of definition and the inconsistency he played this Saturday at Selhurst Park.

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Chelsea

Crystal palace: Guaita; Clyne (Tomkins, d. 44), Ward, Guehi, Mitchell; Eberechi Eze (Schlupp, d. 73), Doucouré (Hughes, d. 83), Olise; Jordan Ayew, Edouard (Mateta, d. 83), Zaha.

Chelsea: Kepa; James, Thiago Silva, Fofana, Chilwell; Jorginho (Loftus-Cheek, m. 56), Kovavic; Sterling, Havertz (Gallagher, d. 75), Mount (Pulisic, d. 83); Aubameyang (Broja, d. 75).

The objectives: 1-0, m. 7: Edward. 1-1, m. 38: Aubameyang. 1-2, m. 90: Gallagher.

Referee: Chris Kavanagh. He advised local Edouard (m. 21), in addition to his coach, Vieira, and visitors Thiago Silva (m. 32), Mount (m. 51) and Gallagher (m. 87).

Incidents: match corresponding to the ninth day of the ‘Premier League’, played at Selhurst Park in front of around 25,000 spectators.

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The former player of Crystal palacewhose former fans cheered when he entered the field in the 76th minute, meeting changed and the short-term future of the ‘blue’ team, with the peace of mind of a victory more incalculable quantitatively than qualitatively, achieved by two sensational touches from the midfielder: in the first he raffled off a rival, with the second he created the parabola in the group in which he won the match.

There are many nuances in the game. Back in competition two and a half weeks later, he didn’t react Chelsea in that sense. Also started behind on the scoreboardwith 1-0 against in just seven minutes, and managed to equalize before the break thanks to an act of inspiration and punch from aubameyangaside from a couple of saves by Kepa Arrizabalaga, against an opponent that hasn’t won any of their last four games.

On his return to ‘Premier’, Aubameyang said its excellence. He had barely held the ball for more than half an hour, never more than a failed shot into the area moments before, when he maneuvered with the agility of a dancer – after a header from Thiago Silva– and struck by the blow of an undeniable striker, on the half turn, first, with the right, fixed on the post, impossible for Guaita and important for Chelsea.

Because the London team was destroyed until then. And he still did it later, even though he won the duel. At the property levels where the group is headed Graham Potter (64 percent), before his premiere in the ‘Premier’ with the ‘Blues’, it is strange to produce a little in the opposite goal as he did until then, with only a header from Mount, outside, and a rebound and a rushed shot by Sterling that deflected off the post, also from outside.

Everyone has 1-0 against whom Crystal Palace took the lead in the 7th minute. He has a job ahead of him, especially in defense, the replacement for Thomas Tuchel, because Chelsea sometimes shows a look of weakness that does not deserve a team of its category. The goal put it in evidence, launching Edouard’s shot that Fofana, his marker, missed. In the millionaire maelstrom of the ‘Premier’ in the summer market, the central cost more than 80 million euros.

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It would be worse, even, if he didn’t intervene Kepa Arrizabalaga in the next shot, with the forgiveness of the right hand to Olise, or did not interfere enough with another action of the local football player, which already alarmed Chelsea, a bundle of nerves when he felt his opponent that is close to his territory , but a predictable, insubstantial team, when they had to realize their potential on really clear occasions, until they did aubameyang. In that play, Clyne was injured, immobilized on his knee and on a stretcher.

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Chelsea then felt that they were in control of their opponent, but they did not think of themselves as winners, within the exhausting rhythm, much less the need for a disturbing result and for a team with so many possibilities , there is absolutely no acceleration that still requires a tie. He remained unchanged on the scoreboard past match time, creating little pretense against Vicente Guaita as time passed without reflection.

In the tense calm of the final stretch, with Chelsea’s apparent inability to convert the equaliser, Kepa still had to rise to hold on for 1-1 with a Zaha shot, before Conor Gallagher’s excellent goal. A relief for his team, still eight points behind Arsenal’s lead, but not quite his claim.

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