Chelsea comeback from a goal down to defeat Crystal Palace 2-1 at the Selhurst Park Stadium.
Graham Potter won his first game as a Chelsea manager against Crystal Palace thanks to goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Conor Gallagher.
Odsonne Édouard gave Crystal Palace the lead in the 7th minute. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang equalized for Chelsea in the first half and Conor Gallagher scored the winning goal to give Graham Potter his first goal as a Chelsea manager.
The Goal was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s first goal in a Chelsea shirt. The goal came at a time when Chelsea were chasing the game.
Graham Potter revealed that it was important for Gabonese international to score his first goal for Chelsea.
What did Graham Potter say?
Speaking after the game, The Chelsea manager told reporters: “It was an important goal. He has been working hard to get himself up to Premier League fitness and I have been really impressed with him. But any forward will tell you it is important for them to score, and it was an important goal for us.”
Meanwhile, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has also expressed his delight in scoring his first goal for Chelsea.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang revealed: “When you are a striker, you are always looking for your first goal so to score early into my career at Chelsea is a huge relief.
“Thiago told me to go inside [the defender] because he thought Reece was going to play long. So I went inside, I turned my body and I used the defender a little bit to create some space, and then I managed to find the corner. It was what I like to call a ‘striker’s finish’!
“It was a really tough game but I think we had control of things and to get the win, I think it’s a great job from all the team.
“Conor’s goal was crazy! All of us on the bench, we were jumping up everywhere because it was an amazing finish, a brilliant goal and we are really happy with the three points.”
The blues will face AC Milan on Wednesday in the Champions League. Chelsea will need a win if they hope of qualifying to round 16 of the Champions League.
However, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang believes the win against Crystal Palace against Selhurst Park will give them confidence in their upcoming games.
The Gabonese skipper added: “First of all, I want to try and enjoy every minute here and play my hardest to help the team out.
“This victory gives us a lot of confidence. I think, as a group, getting that first win was really important for us as a team and for the new manager, so we are really happy.
“Getting the victory away from home is also a big step and I think this is very good for us going into a big run of tough games now.”
