Crystal Palace 1-3 Chelsea: Conor Gallagher scores double
The Blues dominated the opening period of the match, but it was Palace who took the lead, with Jefferson Lerma picking up the ball on the edge of the area and rifling it into the top corner in the 30th minute.
Mauricio Pochettino's side could not muster a shot until the 45th minute as Palace tried to frustrate their opponents and pick up a much-needed win to widen the five-point gap to the relegation zone.
However, it took just two minutes of the second half for the visitors to level as Malo Gusto's bouncing cross was met by Gallagher - who was on loan at Palace in 2021-22 - and he smashed the ball past Dean Henderson.
Chelsea continued to push for a winner, and Gallagher secured it in stoppage time with a neat first-time finish before Enzo Fernandez added a composed finish at the near post to help lift his side to 10th in the table.
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