You want to play all the time. You want to be able to make an impact like I did today when you come off the bench
Noni Madueke insists Chelsea deserved to beat Crystal Palace after the substitute’s last-gasp penalty earned a 2-1 victory.
The Blues looked set for another frustrating evening at Stamford Bridge after missing a host of chances before the winger scored from the spot with one minute of normal time remaining.
Michael Olise’s well-taken equaliser had cancelled out the hosts’ lead in the first half that had been given to them by Mykhailo Mudryk.
Speaking to Amazon Prime after the game, Madueke said: “It was a difficult game.
“Credit to Crystal Palace, they played some good stuff and were difficult to breakdown.
“But credit to us too, we deserved it.”
The 21-year-old was brought on in the 71st minute in West London and won the spotkick after drawing a sloppy foul from Eberechi Eze inside the box.
The forward added: “It was a stonewall penalty.
“I scored one earlier in the cup and I was confident with my technique [in the absence of usual penalty takers Raheem Sterling and Cole Palmer].
“You want to play all the time. You want to be able to make an impact like I did today when you come off the bench.”
Palace had five shots on target compared to Chelsea’s four and Eagles boss Roy Hodgson felt his side deserved more from the game.
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