Chelsea followers crash via promoting hoardings celebrating late Palace winner

Chelsea followers broke via the promoting hoardings after Conor Gallagher’s late winner towards Crystal Palace.

The Blues secured a dramatic 3-1 victory away at Selhurst Park on Monday Night Football. They appeared to be headed for a uninteresting draw after Gallagher had cancelled out Jefferson Lerma’s opener.

But the previous Palace loanee scored his and Chelsea’s second within the first minute of stoppage time, ending Cole Palmer’s cut-back into the underside nook of Dean Henderson’s internet.

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He headed straight to the away finish to have a good time with the travelling followers, going to leap onto the hoarding earlier than pondering higher of it as he noticed them charging in the direction of him.

It then collapsed underneath the load of the tens of supporters who had rushed to seize the gamers, leaving them laying on the ground. Defender Axel Disasi was proper within the thick of it having jumped into the group.

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Captain Ben Chilwell might be seen attempting to help the stewards in restoring order, showing involved for individuals who might have been damage within the crush.

It appeared all was properly, with the supporters concerned quickly getting again to their toes and persevering with the celebrations, whereas Gallagher and Co by some means averted a reserving for sparking the loopy scenes.

Enzo Fernandez went on to attain a 3rd to place the cherry on prime for Chelsea. The Argentina midfielder completed previous Henderson after one other Palmer help.

Thankfully there was no repeat of the hoardings collapsing with the Chelsea staff properly conserving their distance from the followers. Striker Nicolas Jackson, nonetheless, did land himself in sizzling water.

He sprinted throughout the pitch having already been substituted by supervisor Mauricio Pochettino, incomes himself a reserving from referee Michael Oliver. That’s his ninth yellow card of the season, leaving him one away from a two-match suspension.