Source: Daily_Mail
Crystal Palace 0 Chelsea 1: Michael Essien keeps Blues fans smiling with comeback strike
Michael Essien scored the winner in his first Chelsea appearancesince December in a 1-0 friendly win over Championship side CrystalPalace on Saturday. [LNB] A knee injury meant the Ghana midfielder missed most of Chelsea'sPremier League and FA Cup double last season and the entire World Cupin South Africa. [LNB] 'It feels good, it's been a long time but I am back in fulltraining now, everything is good and there is no reaction from thetraining, so things are looking good for me,' Essien told the club'swebsite. [LNB] Back in business: Michael Essien (right) celebrates his comeback goal with John Mikel Obi[LNB]The 27-year-old, who started in a side made up mostly of reserve team players, scored against second-division Palace after an hour with a left-foot shot from the edge of the area. He was substituted immediately afterwards. [LNB]The majority of Chelsea's first team is still on vacation following World Cup duties. Chelsea blow as Zlatan Ibrahimovic insists he's staying at BarcelonaClub-by-club Premier League guide to every transfer deal in summer 2010Roy Hodgson insists Fernando Torres is not for sale after meeting with Liverpool strikerALL THE CHELSEA FC
