Joe Gelhardt shared his thoughts with the media after scoring his first Premier League goal for the club, away at Chelsea.

The forward came off the bench at Stamford Bridge and made an instant impact, scoring a late equaliser, but ultimately left the pitch disappointed at the defeat.

Speaking after the match, he summarised his goal and the overall performance. 

“It was an unbelievable experience scoring my first Premier League goal,” Gelhardt explained. 

“I just want to thank my family and everyone who I have worked with coming up with at Wigan, and all the staff here and players here as well. 

“Especially my family, I am sad they couldn’t be here today but I know they were watching at home. 

“It was unfortunate at the end to lose with the penalty, but that’s football.”

On the goal itself, the 19-year-old spoke of how it was a special moment to find the back of the net in front of 3,000 travelling fans. 

He said: “When I came on, as always I try and impact the game, and the manager told me to just get on it. 

"My eyes lit up and when it went in, I almost didn’t know what to do, I didn’t know how to react but it was a special moment. 

"I saw all the fans going crazy. Obviously it would have been nice to get a point in the end, but on another day we get a point out of it and go home, but the penalty was unlucky.  

“The lads obviously hate losing, but we’ve got time to put it right."