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. 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. '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. Back in business: Michael Essien (right) celebrates his comeback goal with John Mikel ObiThe 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. 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