FANS declared “lad knows how to hold a grudge” after Raul Jimenez trolled Robert Sanchez with his goal celebration on Wednesday.
The Mexican striker opened the scoring in Fulham’s 2-1 west London derby win over Chelsea at Craven Cottage.
Harry Wilson netted Fulham’s winner after Liam Delap had pulled one back for the 10-man visitors, who saw Marc Cucurella sent off after 20 minutes.
Fulham fans celebrated wildly as they scored a rare win over their neighbours.
But nobody partied harder than Jimenez, who put his side ahead in the 55th minute.
The former Wolves man lashed home past Blues goalie Sanchez before proceeding with a bizarre celebration that saw him dramatically jump in the air before flopping sideways to the ground.
Fans were left puzzled by Jimenez’s antics on the night.
But it has now been revealed that it was a dig at Chelsea stopper Sanchez, who produced the same highly-affected dive two seasons ago.
Jimenez sent a late effort well wide of the post when Chelsea beat Fulham at the Cottage in October 2023.
It saw Sanchez dramatically dive in a pretend save despite Jimenez’s effort going nowhere near goal.
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And fans were left in stitches after realising the Fulham man’s latest celebration was clearly harking back to that unsavoury moment.
One supporter said: “The lad knows how to hold a grudge.”
Another declared: “Bro was holding feelings for two years.”
One noted: “Two whole seasons ago is crazy pettiness and I respect it wholly.”
Another boomed: “So good. A classic.”
One added: “Absolutely love that he didn’t forget.”
