LONDON (Reuters) – Chelsea paid a heavy worth for a 3-2 defeat at West Ham United as first Liverpool, then Manchester City, leapfrogged them within the Premier League title race on Saturday, with City ending the day on top for the primary time this season.
Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea started the day with a slender lead and twice went in entrance at the London Stadium, solely to be surprised by a late aim from substitute defender Arthur Masuaku.
It appeared as although Liverpool had let Chelsea off the hook as their later conflict at Wolverhampton Wanderers went into stoppage time nonetheless goalless.
But Divock Origi, making his a centesimal look as a Liverpool substitute, latched on to a Mohamed Salah go to smash a winner previous Wolves keeper Jose Sa within the 94th minute.
In the day’s late kickoff, Manchester City outclassed Watford in a 3-1 victory at Vicarage Road with Raheem Sterling paving the way in which earlier than Bernardo Silva struck twice.
Chelsea had appeared to be in command of their recreation after 28 minutes when Thiago Silva scored with a header from a Mason Mount nook however the European champions gifted the hosts a penalty within the fortieth minute when Jorginho put his goalkeeper Edouard Mendy beneath strain with a poor again go.
Mendy introduced down Jarrod Bowen for a penalty that was transformed by Manuel Lanzini.
Mount restored Chelsea’s lead with an excellent volley 4 minutes later just for West Ham to attract degree early within the second half when Bowen fired in exhausting and low.
Masuaku clinched it for the fourth-placed hosts within the 87th minute with a cross that flew into the aim.
It meant Chelsea slipped to 3rd spot with 33 factors from 15 video games, one level behind Liverpool and two behind Manchester City. West Ham have 27 factors.
“We will not be ok within the particulars at the second,” Tuchel informed reporters. “We do too many large errors.”
Wolves had defended resolutely in opposition to a Liverpool aspect who’ve been in unstoppable goalscoring type.
But all their exhausting work got here to nothing as Origi confirmed what a terrific impression substitute he may be, together with his winner sparking wild celebrations on the Liverpool bench.
“It was clear: when you do not rating you simply must preserve going and that is what we did,” supervisor Juergen Klopp mentioned.
“And then Divock Origi, the legend, got here and completed it off for us. I like it.”
There was no such drama for City who racked up a fifth successive league win and a thirty first within the calendar 12 months, surpassing their earlier membership report.
“There are all the time issues we’ve to enhance however proper now, the blokes are enjoying at a extremely good degree,” supervisor Pep Guardiola mentioned. “We scored three stunning objectives and we may have scored extra.”
Newcastle United’s watch for a primary league victory of the season is over after Callum Wilson’s aim earned them a 1-0 victory in opposition to fellow relegation battlers Burnley.
The win lifted Newcastle off the underside on aim distinction, above Norwich City who play at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
Brighton & Hove Albion drew for the eighth time this season as Neal Maupay rescued a degree in a 1-1 draw at Southampton. Maupay struck within the eighth minute of stoppage time to disclaim Saints their fourth league win of the season after Armando Broja had give them a first-half lead.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman; enhancing by Clare Fallon)
