The Brazilian's effort against the Lilywhites saw him become the second oldest Blues player to find the net in an English top-flight game
At the age of 36 years and 362 days, Thiago Silva is the second oldest player after Didier Drogba to score a goal for Chelsea in a Premier League encounter.
The Brazilian centre-back capped an impressive display to inspire Thomas Tuchel’s Blues to a 3-0 defeat of Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday evening.
In the entertaining encounter at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the former Paris Saint-Germain star jumped above Dele Alli to head Marco Alonso’s corner kick beyond goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in the 49th minute.