Chelsea
consolidated their position at the top of the EPL table by inflicting
a first Premier League defeat of the season on Tottenham with a 2-1
victory at Stamford Bridge.
First
Manchester City and then Liverpool had taken over first place during
Saturday's matches.
However,
it was the Blues who finished the evening one point ahead again after
coming from behind as Spurs lost in the league for the first time in
13 games.
Christian
Eriksen fired Tottenham into the lead 10 minutes in with a fierce
strike from the edge of the penalty area but that moment was to be
Spurs' best.
Despite
plenty of possession, the visitors could not find a second and
Chelsea levelled just before halftime when Pedro cut inside from the
left to curl a sublime finish past Hugo Lloris into the far left
corner.
Chelsea
went ahead early in the second half when, on 51 minutes, Victor Moses
knocked the ball home after Diego Costa had pulled it back across the
face of goal following a powerful run down the left.
Earlier
on Saturday, there was a dramatic finish at the Liberty Stadium where
Fernando Llorente struck twice in stoppage time as Swansea completed
a remarkable 5-4 win over Crystal Palace to further increase the
pressure on Eagles boss Alan Pardew.
Palace,
hovering just outside the relegation zone, were in front after 19
minutes through Wilfried Zaha, before Gylfi Sigurdsson's free-kick
made it 1-1 on 36 minutes.
Zaha
saw his header come back off the crossbar just before halftime and
the Eagles were behind on 66 minutes when Leroy Fer scored.
The
Dutchman quickly grabbed a second from close range in the 68th minute
as Swansea led 3-1.
However,
James Tomkins set up a grandstand finale when he reduced the deficit
with 15 minutes left before Zaha's cross looped in off Swansea
midfielder Jack Cork to equalise at 3-3 on 82 minutes.
Christian
Benteke looked to have given the Eagles all three points when he put
them 4-3 up on 84 minutes.
Llorente,
though, equalised in stoppage time, before then stabbing the ball
home from close range to hand new Swansea manager Bob Bradley a first
win and lift his side off the bottom.
Liverpool
had to work hard to secure a 2-0 win over Sunderland at Anfield.
The
Reds lost Brazilian playmaker Phillippe Coutinho after just 33
minutes to what looked like an ankle injury.
Sunderland's
resistance was finally broken with 15 minutes left when his
replacement Divock Origi cut inside from the left and curled a low
drive into the far corner, then James Milner added a late second from
the penalty spot in stoppage time.
In
Saturday's lunchtime kick-off, Sergio Aguero scored twice as
Manchester City secured a 2-1 win at Burnley.
Dean
Marney's first goal in the Premier League for seven years put the
Clarets ahead on 14 minutes.
Aguero
levelled on 37 minutes, poking the ball in at the far post, and then
put the visitors ahead on the hour with a scrappy close-range finish,
which was enough to secure victory.
Premier
League champions Leicester snatched a 2-2 draw at home to
Middlesbrough with a stoppage-time penalty from Islam Slimani, while
Hull and West Brom played out a dull 1-1 draw.
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