Conor Gallagher will not be allowed to play for Crystal Palace when they face Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley next month.
The 22-year-old is currently on loan from Stamford Bridge with the Eagles where he has enjoyed a breakout season, contributing 13 goal involvements in 30 games for the club and earning his first cap for the senior England side in November. He won the Palace player of the month award for August and September and has now helped them reach the last four of the FA Cup with a commanding performance in the quarter-finals vs Everton.
Due to the laws in the Premier League regarding loan players, he has already missed both of Palace’s fixtures against Chelsea this season, with the Blues coming away as victors in both games. The first match on the opening day of the season saw the Blues win 3-0 at Stamford Bridge before a late Hakim Ziyech goal at Selhurst Park settled the reverse fixture in February.
