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title: "Crystal Palace: Mark Wyatt applauds Conor Gallagher"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Crystal Palace"
published: "2022-02-26T16:51:49Z"
modified: "2022-02-26T16:51:49Z"
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# Crystal Palace: Mark Wyatt applauds Conor Gallagher

**Crystal Palace journalist Mark Wyatt singled out one element of Conor Gallagher’s game for praise during the first half of the Premier League match against Burnley on Saturday.**

### The lowdown

The midfielder made his second successive start, and his [23rd of the season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/conor-gallagher/leistungsdaten/spieler/488362), after missing last weekend’s defeat against Chelsea because he was [ineligible](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/news/why-conor-gallagher-wont-feature-for-crystal-palace-against-chelsea) to face his parent club.

Patrick Vieira selected the Englishman alongside Luka Milivojevic and James McArthur in a three-man midfield.

It was a mixed afternoon for the 22-year-old at Selhurst Park, reflected in his [SofaScore](https://www.sofascore.com/crystal-palace-burnley/gsh) rating of 6.6/10. He won seven of the 11 ground duels he contested, but misplaced seven (25%) of the 28 passes he attempted and failed to register a shot.

### The latest

In the 21st minute of the match, after Gallagher earned a free-kick for his side, Football.London journalist Wyatt [took to Twitter](https://twitter.com/markgwyatt/status/1497592721170702342) to laud one particular trait from the Palace midfielder which may otherwise have gone under the radar.

Linking a [live blog](https://www.football.london/crystal-palace-fc/fixtures-results/crystal-palace-vs-burnley-live-23226297) in which he was providing updates on the match, the reporter tweeted: “Conor Gallagher is the undisputed king of winning fouls”.

### The verdict

Does Wyatt’s claim stand up to scrutiny?

Gallagher was [fouled four times](https://www.sofascore.com/crystal-palace-burnley/gsh) against the Clarets, level with Wilfried Zaha as the home side most-sinned against player this afternoon.

Alas, it’s the Ivory Coast winger who may have a better claim to being “the undisputed king of winning fouls”, leading the way for Palace over the season as a whole with [three free-kicks won per 90 minutes](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/162/Show/England-Crystal-Palace). Jordan Ayew comes next with 2.4, and then it’s Gallagher on 1.7.

Still, the more important point is that these foul magnets can be a real asset for the Eagles as they seek to address one important shortfall – the number of goals they’ve scored from set pieces. They have only managed four this season, [one of the worst records](https://www.whoscored.com/Regions/252/Tournaments/2/Seasons/8618/Stages/19793/TeamStatistics/England-Premier-League-2021-2022) in the Premier League.

**In other news, [Newcastle are interested in this Palace star](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-transfer-rumours/newcastle-eberechi-eze-45m-transfer-link/)**