Wilfried Zaha has hit again at Reece James in a now deleted social media publish after the Chelsea defender posted a considerably inflammatory message of his personal following Saturday’s dramatic win.
Crystal Palace took an early lead at Selhurst Park by way of Odsonne Edouard however had been pegged again shortly earlier than half-time as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted his first aim for the Blues.
Each groups had probabilities to discover a winner however it was Connor Gallagher – who spent final season on mortgage on the south London membership – who secured all three factors on the loss of life.
Zaha had a quiet recreation by his ordinary requirements, managing only one shot within the match and just one profitable dribble as James stored him underneath wraps – even forcing the Ivory Coast star to modify to the other flank at one level.
After the match, James appeared to revel within the defensive quantity he did on Zaha and posted an image of the 2 gamers on his Instagram web page together with a ‘lock’ emoji, referencing how he had locked down his opponent.
However Zaha appeared to take umbrage with the publish and appeared to reference it in a message of his personal he posted on his Instagram tales – which has since been deleted.
The 29-year-old, who had additionally been inundated with messages from Chelsea supporters on his social media pages claiming he had been pocketed by James, wrote: ‘Clout’s a hell of a drug lol however y’all be protected.’
After deleting the message, he put up a tamer publish reflecting on the defeat which merely learn: ‘Win some, lose some. We stay up for placing it proper subsequent weekend.’
Chelsea’s 2-1 win was Graham Potter’s first victory in command of the west London membership and the brand new supervisor was delighted to financial institution three factors significantly having been compelled right into a formation change.
‘On a private stage, it’s good to get the primary win underneath the belt,’ stated Potter after the sport.
‘I’m actually happy for the gamers. The sample away from residence has been beginning effectively, conceding after which not getting any factors. They might have felt sorry for themselves, however they didn’t.
‘They stored pushing. It was a decent recreation. We’ve edged it, it may have gone both approach however that’s how troublesome it's right here.
‘We misplaced Marc [Cucurella], and we felt on this recreation a again 4 can be higher for us. It's essential watch out with change. Issues should be constant. How we play must be constant.’
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