Premier League leaders Chelsea suffered a 3-2 defeat at West Ham United. A blow which was later compounded by Liverpool and Manchester City winning their respective matches, dropping the Blues down to third in the table.
West Ham came from behind – twice – to beat league leaders Chelsea, 3-2. After a cagey start to the game, the Blues took the lead in the 28th minute through Thiago Silva, who headed in a Mason Mount corner past Lukasz Fabianski.
However, a catastrophic error by Thomas Tuchel’s men allowed the Hammers to get back into the game. Jorginho under-hit his pass back to Edouard Mendy, who, under pressure, brought Jarrod Bowen down in the box. Manuel Lanzini stepped up and scored from the spot.
Chelsea still went into the break ahead after Mount had scored a stunning volley in the 44th minute from a long Hakim Ziyech pass. The Hammers equalized again in the 56th minute through Bowen, whose low, fierce shot skipped past Mendy.
United then took the lead three minutes from time – with a strange goal. Arthur Masuaku shaped up to cross the ball from the left flank but instead sent it goalwards, catching Mendy off his line. The Chelsea custodian, already committed to one side, scampered back to the other but was unable to keep the ball out of the net.
Chelsea’s loss meant Liverpool could’ve gone top of the league – albeit for a couple of hours – by beating Wolves. The Reds struggled to find the net in this game despite creating plenty of chances; Conor Coady blocked Diogo Jota on the line, and Jose Sa denied Sadio Mane from close range.
Just when the match seemed destined for a draw, Divock Origi came off the bench to win it in the 94th minute. The Belgian received the ball from Mohamed Salah with his back to the goal, used his body to protect it before turning and scoring past Sa.
Liverpool’s lead at the top of the table lasted for a mere three hours as Manchester City beat Watford 3-1 in the late kick-off to knock them off the top.
The Citizens took the lead in the fourth minute through a Raheem Sterling header before Bernardo Silva added a goal each on either side of the break. Cucho Hernandez pulled one back for Watford, but it proved to be nothing more than a consolation.
