EPL: Gallagher goal gives Chelsea boss Potter first win
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EPL: Gallagher goal gives Chelsea boss Potter first win

Conor Gallagher made a shocking late comeback to Selhurst Park to haunt Crystal Palace, giving Graham Potter a controversial first victory as Chelsea manager.

With his first goal for the team, substitute Gallagher, who excelled while on loan at Palace last season, lashed home a magnificent right-footed effort to snatch the victory for Chelsea.

EPL: Gallagher goal gives Chelsea boss Potter first win
EPL: Gallagher goal gives Chelsea boss Potter first win

On his first game back in the Premier League, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also scored, giving Chelsea the lead after Odsonne Edouard had given Palace the early advantage.

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Aubameyang’s goal, though, was controversial since Thiago Silva, who Palace felt should have been sent off for an intentional handball that prevented Jordan Ayew from having a chance to score, set it up.

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