Wilfried Zaha appeared to bite back at a post made by Reece James on social media after Chelsea’s 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Former Eagles loanee Conor Gallagher hit the winner for Chelsea, after Odsonne Edouard had put the hosts in front, before Aubameyang’s first Blues goal had got them back into the game.
After the clash, Chelsea defender Reece James took to Twitter to express his delight in the win and appeared to throw a cheeky dig in the direction of Wilfried Zaha.
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The England defender posted a picture of him getting the better of Zaha during the match and alongside it an emoji of a padlock. Suggesting that he had the Palace star ‘on lock’ and kept him quiet during the game.
But Zaha wasn’t going to let James have the day all his own way, and replied to the defender’s post via his Instagram stories.
Adding the message ‘Clouts a hell of a drug lol But yall be safe.’ In an apparent light-hearted warning to James about not letting the duel go to his head. However, the Eagles star later deleted the post from his account.
Zaha has once again been Palace’s main man this campaign, with four goals so far this season, but was subdued during the game as he was well marshalled by Chelsea’s James.
The victory marked the first win for the Blues under new head coach Graham Potter, who was managing Chelsea for the first time in the Premier League.
Chelsea’s win moved the club up to fifth in the table, eight points behind leaders Arsenal who have played a game more than their rivals.
They are next in action in midweek when the host AC Milan in the UEFA Champions League before a home game with Wolves next weekend.
