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  • Crystal Palace scored their first Premier League goal of the season against champions Chelsea

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Because not only did champions Chelsea lose – they lost to Crystal Palace who hadn’t scored AT ALL in the Premier League until today.


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Hello darkness my old friend

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Hello darkness my old friend

Yes, Roy Hodgson’s previously clueless side had gone a record seven games without scoring at the start of the season.

But that all changed drastically at Selhurst Park.

Yohan Cabaye didn’t know much about it but his bundled effort deflected in off Cesar Azpilicueta from six yards out finally ended Palace’s horrible unwanted streak.

Cabaye won’t get the credit for the goal

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Cabaye won’t get the credit for the goal

And, despite Tiemoue Bakayoko equalising for the Blues, they weren’t done there either.

The Eagles have missed Wilfried Zaha badly in recent weeks and he scored a beauty on his return after injury.

Zaha picked up Bakary Sako’s pass, cut inside from the left wing and fired into the far corner past Thibaut Courtois.

Zaha wheels away after scoring the winner

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Zaha wheels away after scoring the winner

Understandably the internet was alive with the sound of memes, so here are some of the best below:

DREAM TEAM POINTS (COURTESY OF WHOSCORED RATINGS):

CRYSTAL PALACE: Speroni 0, Ward 0, Dann -1, Sakho 2, Van Aanholt 0, McCarthur 0, Cabaye 5, Milivojevic 2, Schlupp 0, Townsend 0, Zaha 8

Subs: Fosu-Mensah 0, Riedewald 0, Puncheon 0

Booked: Milivojevic, Dann

CHELSEA: Courtois -1, Azpilicueta -1, David Luiz -1, Cahill 1, Moses 0, Fabregas 5, Bakayoko 12, Alonso -1, Willian 0, Batshuayi 0, Hazard 0

Subs: Zappacosta -1, Pedro 0, Musonda 0

Booked: Bakayoko

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