Conor Gallagher did not hold back the celebrations, and that only added to the agony felt by Crystal Palace fans, who will believe their side deserved so much more against Chelsea.
Nine days after a humiliating 4-1 defeat by rivals Brighton on an afternoon when everything had seemed to go wrong, and despite the key absences of Eberechi Eze, Michael Olise and Marc Guehi that might have cowed them, Palace were greatly improved.
