By Lewis Gould
Christian Pulisic waited nearly six months to play in the Premier League again.
The US men’s national team midfielder, who hails from Hershey, Pa., needed less than five minutes after coming off the substitute’s bench to score for Chelsea in a 2-1 win over host Aston Villa.
Pulisic made an immediate impact after coming on for Ruben Loftus-Cheek in the 55th minute, firing in the first-time equalizer at the back post on the hour mark. It was the 21-year-old’s seventh goal of the season.
Pulisic last appeared on Jan. 1 against Brighton and Hove Albion and had been sidelined with an adductor injury since. He returned to training in late January, but suffered a setback. Pulisic returned to training in early March where he competed in an in-house 11-v-11 scrimmage.
In his first action since Jan 1st, Christian Pulisic strolls onto field as a 55th minute substitute and needs just 4 minutes to make an impact, jabbing home his 7th goal of the season for Chelsea. Gratifying moment for the 21 year-old from Hershey, PA 🇺🇸pic.twitter.com/dtDKxouycZ
— roger bennett (@rogbennett) June 21, 2020
