Manchester City and Liverpool took advantage of Chelsea’s 3-2 defeat at West Ham on Saturday to climb above Thomas Tuchel’s side in the thr...
Manchester City and Liverpool took advantage of Chelsea’s 3-2 defeat at West Ham on Saturday to climb above Thomas Tuchel’s side in the three-way race for the Premier League title.
Defending champions City ended the day on top of the table for the first time this season after a 3-1 stroll at struggling Watford, following Liverpool’s last-gasp 1-0 win at Wolves.
Elsewhere, Newcastle won for the first time in the league to clamber off the bottom of the table and give new manager Eddie Howe hope they can survive.
Chelsea went into their early match at the London Stadium as Premier League leaders, with just one defeat to their name this season.
The European champions led twice, through a Thiago Silva header and Mason Mount’s spectacular volley, but they were pegged back both times, by a penalty from Manuel Lanzini and Jarrod Bowen’s strike.
And with three minutes remaining substitute West Ham defender Arthur Masuaku, lurking out on the left wing, swung a speculative effort towards the Chelsea goal, deceiving Edouard Mendy as it arched past the stunned goalkeeper.
“So, was it a cross or was it shot,” Masuaku asked on Twitter. “(Hint: I was as surprised as you).”
Tuchel bemoaned Chelsea’s individual errors and the “freak goal” that led to their defeat.
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