Wilfried Zaha has hailed Crystal Palace's win over Premier League champions Chelsea a "dream" after the Eagles saw off Antonio Conte's men 2-1 at Stamford Bridge. 

Roy Hodgson's men took the lead in just the eleventh minute when Cesar Azpilicueta put the ball into the back of his own net.




The lead did not last for Palace however as Chelsea midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko headed in a corner from Cesc Fabregas in the 18th minute.

But Chelsea were hit with a sucker-punch just before half time as Zaha fired the ball past Thibaut Courtois in the 45th minute, scoring his first Palace goal since May.
 


Chelsea tried to get back into the game, but were poor and struggled to take advantage of the opportunities they had, meaning Palace recorded their first win in the Premier League this season.

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And Zaha was left in dreamland at downing the champions.

"I'm so tired but it was all worth it for the win. We had to win! You never know in football – we had a game plan, worked hard and just took our chances", Zaha was quoted as saying by the BBC.

"The first goal was massive for our confidence – it was a massive boost for the team.

"My goal was at the right time too, because Chelsea were coming back. I'm buzzing to have scored it.

"Me and Andros Townsend aren't strikers so we run all over the gaff, but the boss told us that if one had the ball the other needs to get himself into the box.

"It's a dream, managing to beat Chelsea at home.

"Definitely this is the start of a fightback – now we've got more confidence we can start to climb up the table."

Chelsea will now have to pick themselves up for the visit of Italian giants Roma in the Champions League on Wednesday, before a visit from Watford next Saturday.

Crystal Palace meanwhile are next in action at Newcastle United next weekend.