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Two second-half goals from Conor Gallagher against his former loan team helped Chelsea earn a much-needed 3-1 victory at Crystal Palace on Monday night. The Blues fell behind in the 30th minute when Jefferson Lerma struck powerfully from distance but were improved in the second period, equalising through Gallagher's first two minutes after half-time. The former Eagles midfielder popped up again in the 91st minute to finish a flowing move before Enzo Fernandez wrapped up the scoring with a stylish effort. How the game unfolded Palace, on the back of two home league wins on the bounce, were without key figures Eberechi Eze, Michael Olise and Marc Guehi, with January signing Adam Wharton handed a first start for the Eagles. Chelsea, on the other hand, had lost five of their last six away league games with pressure firmly on the shoulders of manager Mauricio Pochettino. An early pattern of away possession against home patience played out in the opening 15 minutes, with the hosts eager ...

FROM TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM - Tottenham moved to within three points of the Premier League summit after beating Bournemouth 3-1 on New Year's Eve. The Travel ling Cherries made life extremely difficult for Spurs throughout on a wet and windy afternoon in north London but the hosts rallied to claim the three points. Defeat means Bournemouth missed the chance to move level on points with Chelsea but will return to the south coast proud of their efforts. How the game unfolded Tottenham went close to finding the net in the opening 90 seconds when Brennan Johnson's cross was blazed over from close range by an unmarked Son Heung-min, though a late offside flag was raised. Bournemouth spurned a great chance of their own soon after when Dango Ouattara's cross found Dominic Solanke, who was put off just enough by Ben Davies and his header bounced downwards into Guglielmo Vicario's grasp. With just under ten minutes on the clock, Spurs went in front. Neto's poor pass from...

Barcelona booked their place in the Champions League knockout stages with a huge 2-1 victory over Porto on Tuesday. Knowing defeat would give them plenty of work to do on the final day, Barcelona fell behind to Pepe's first-half strike but immediately tied things up through the impressive Joao Cancelo, who lit a fire under his side. After an even first half, Barcelona dominated the second and deservedly sealed all three points when Joao Felix tapped home to steer Xavi's side to the top of Group H. How the game unfolded Raphinha stung the gloves of Diogo Costa inside eight minutes, with Barcelona dominating possession and looking lively in attack, although Porto proved to be a threat on the counter in an exciting opening first 25 minutes. Mehdi Taremi thought he had opened the scoring with a delicious back-heel midway through the half but the offside flag was quickly raised and a swift VAR check confirmed the on-field decision. Clearly spurred on, Porto started to create more ...