Fans insist 'this is what dreams are made of' as Gilchrist scores first goal

Chelsea fans rejoiced after academy star Alfie Gilchrist scored his first goal for the club in Monday's 6-0 thrashing of Everton.

Stamford Bridge was already bouncing after Cole Palmer's first-half hattrick set them on their way to a dominant victory, before three more goals were fired in during the second 45 minutes.

Gilchrist has risen through the ranks of Chelsea's Cobham-based academy and made his first-team debut in the penultimate game of last season against Man United at Old Trafford.

The 20-year-old is from a family of Blues supporters and despite the pressurised situation managed to keep his cool when Ben Chilwell's deflected pass fell into his path inside the Everton area.

Gilchrist despatched his shot coolly into the bottom corner past a helpless Jordan Pickford and ran off celebrating wildly before being mobbed by his Chelsea team-mates.

Chants of 'he's one of our own' boomed around Stamford Bridge as Mauricio Pochettino's side wrapped up their most impressive performance of what has been a difficult season.

Similar praise flooded social media as Chelsea supporters revelled in their side's six-goal win that moves them up to ninth in the Premier League table and just three points behind Manchester United.

One delighted supporter, posting on X, said: 'This celebration from Alfie Gilchrist could actually make me cry… he’s just done what every one of us Chelsea fans has dreamed of doing.'

Another added: 'Alfie Gilchrist first goal for Chelsea. Cobham has done it again' alongside a picture of a childhood Gilchrist posing with legendary striker Didier Drogba.

A third comment read: 'Alfie Gilchrist can’t actually believe he’s just scored. He’s just walked back to our half and he’s watching his goal on the big screen.'

'Alfi