Conor Gallagher sends message to Crystal Palace fans as Chelsea hero's celebration questioned
Conor Gallagher has apologized to Crystal Palace fans after scoring twice against his former club during Chelsea's crucial victory.
The midfielder scored his second and third goal of the season the Blues came from behind to win 3-1 in Selhurst Park.
Gallagher He spent the 2021/22 season on loan at Palace and was a huge hit with his fans, scoring eight goals and assisting five more in all competitions.
However, he did not hold back in his celebrations for Chelsea on Monday night, as the 24-year-old scored the winning goal against the south London side for the second season in a row.
Sky Sports presenter David Jones said after the match that Palace fans thought he loved them, but he keeps coming back to score at their expense.
And with a wide smile on his face, Gallagher admitted: “I love you, that's the thing. It's sad, but you can't beat that feeling, so I'm sorry, Palace fans.”
His first goal of the game came in the 47th minute and the crucial second came in stoppage time, with the midfielder screaming and running towards the visitors' goal on both occasions.
Despite showing his passion for the club he has been part of since the age of eight, one talkSPORT caller questioned the level of his celebrations.
Shaun called the Sports Bar and said: “When Gallagher scored, I just didn't like his celebration, it was too early in the game. If you score in the last minute… if he scored his second goal first, I would do it.” Get it, minute 90, you have the winner, you run into the crowd.
“But it was like the 60th minute and I thought, 'The Palace fans loved him when he was there all season'. And I was thinking how much it means to the Palace fans to not see a player celebrate.”
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Jermaine, a Palace fan, also said: “(Malo)Gusto was running rampant throughout the game and caught us on the counter-attack and Gallagher came on and scored his first goal, it's a shame he had to really celebrate because he was so loved.” by Palace fans.”
Gallagher has scored three goals in his last two games for Chelsea and previously went 34 games without scoring.
The Blues fell behind on the night during a poor first half when Jefferson Lerma scored an excellent long-range shot for Palace.
However, Roy Hodgson's side fell asleep early in the second half when Gallagher fired in a half-volley from Gusto's cross.
He then fired low into the bottom corner at the start of injury time to complete the comeback, and Enzo Fernandez also scored moments later to seal all three points for Chelsea.
