Conor Gallagher reacts after covering unprecedented distance during Crystal Palace’s win
After suffering back-to-back defeats in the Premier League and conceding eight goals, Chelsea were back on track on Monday (Feb 12) evening after beating Crystal Palace 3-1 at Selhurst Park. A brace from Conor Gallagher and another goal from Enzo Fernandez saw the West London outfit emerge with all three points in the match. However, it was Gallagher who made the headlines when he was alerted of an impressive stat in the post-match interview.
Conor Gallagher creates unique feat
Speaking after the 3-1 win to Sky Sports’ David Jones, Jamie Carragher and Petr Cech, the English midfielder was made aware of the running he had done during the match. Much to the surprise of Gallagher, Jones stated that he had run a total of 13 km in the match. This left the Chelsea man in a state of surprise.
“Wow! That’s far innit,” Gallagher replied.
“I always want to run as hard as I can for the team, but it didn’t feel like I ran that far today to be fair because we had so much of the ball. But that’s good, I’m happy.”
Gallagher was at the heart of a fantastic Chelsea comeback after he helped the Blues go level 82 seconds into the second half. He scored the equalizing goal and then propelled with a 91st-minute winner in the match. Fernandez then added icing to the cake when he scored Chelsea’s third goal of the match to register a deserved win. This all happened before Jefferson Lerma had given the hosts a halftime lead after a fantastic shot in the 30th minute.
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The Blues will now look to build momentum for their League Cup final clash when they face Liverpool at Wembley Stadium. They beat Aston Villa in the FA Cup replay on Wednesday at Villa Park and will look to put behind the poor start to the month when they lost to Liverpool 4-1 and were humbled by Wolves 4-2.
Chelsea currently sit in the 10th position in the Premier League with 34 points as they search for a place in Europe next season. They are seven points behind Manchester United who occupy the sixth spot which could be a Europa League berth. However, the Blues might not need league standings to reach Europe next season. Mauricio Pochettino’s side beat Liverpool in the League Cup final they will be guaranteed at least a place in the Europa Conference League next season.
The Blues though will have a tough next Premier League game when they face Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. They were originally scheduled to face Spurs in the consequent week, but their League Cup commitments have seen that fixture get postponed to a later date.
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