‘Still can’t get over that’ say fans as forgotten Chelsea star scores outrageous goal from inside own half in EFL clash

FORGOTTEN Chelsea prima Lewis Baker near fans stunned arsenic helium scored from wrong his ain half.

Baker, 29, joined Chelsea astatine the property of 9 successful 2005 but made conscionable 2 appearances for the elder squad pursuing a drawstring of indebtedness moves erstwhile helium became a professional.

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Lewis Baker scored a stunning extremity from wrong his ain half[/caption]

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Baker, 29, was astatine Chelsea from the property of 9 until leaving successful 2022 aft making conscionable 2 appearances[/caption]

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Baker showed his people with a extremity from wrong his ain fractional for Stoke[/caption]

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He punted the shot guardant archetypal clip from the centre circle[/caption]

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It came aft helium spotted the Swansea goalkeeper disconnected his line[/caption]

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The goalie was incapable to backpedal successful clip for the unthinkable shot[/caption]

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It caused jubilant celebrations from Stoke stars[/caption]

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It was Baker’s 100th quality for Stoke and his 300th elder quality overall[/caption]

The midfielder yet near permanently successful 2022, joining Stoke connected a escaped transfer.

Baker spent 2 seasons with the Potters earlier being sent connected indebtedness for the ninth clip successful his vocation successful the summer.

After 13 appearances and 1 extremity for Rovers, Baker past returned to Stoke successful January.

And successful his astir caller quality against Swansea, Baker scored an outrageous extremity from wrong his ain fractional aft coming connected successful the 62nd minute.

With Stoke winning 2-1 successful wounded clip astatine the Bet365 Stadium, Baker picked up the shot adjacent the centre circle, astir 65 yards distant from the absorption goal.

But Baker spotted Lawrence Vigouroux disconnected his enactment and without taking a interaction punted the shot forward.

The shot curved to the close arsenic Vigouroux backpedalled earlier it ended up successful the backmost of the nett to corroborate a 3-1 triumph for the location side.

Viewers could not judge what they had seen, with 1 instrumentality connected societal media saying: “Lewis Baker, that’s outrageous.”

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A 2nd said: “Really was unbelievable.”

A 3rd added: “What a strike.”

Another said: “The audacity to deed it from determination successful the 93rd infinitesimal is conscionable intelligence hahahahaha. Lewis Renard Baker spell connected fella.”

A 5th said: “Charlie Adam 2.0.”

A sixth said: “Still can’t get implicit that.”

Baker scored the extremity to people a period of appearances for Stoke, and 300 elder vocation appearances overall.

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