Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho suffered only his second Premier League defeat at Stamford Bridge as Crystal Palace clinched a shock 2-1 win over the spluttering champions on Saturday.
In Mourinho’s 100th @premierleague home game in charge of Chelsea he has suffered his 2nd defeat. Well played Crystal Palace.
It was the latest setback for Mourinho’s side, winners only once in their first four matches and already languishing eight points behind leaders Manchester City.
Just seconds after clearing a Gary Cahill header off the line, Mali forward Bakary Sako struck at the other end, sweeping high into the net from Yannick Bolasie’s cross to give Palace a 65th minute lead.
Colombia’s Radamel Falcao looked to have rescued a point for Chelsea when the on-loan Monaco striker headed in a Pedro Rodriguez cross for his first goal for the Blues in the 79th minute.
However, parity was short-lived as defender Joel Ward headed home from Sako’s cross in the 81st minute to give second placed Palace their first win at the Bridge since 1982.
Manchester City 2 Watford 0; £49m Raheem Sterling’s first goal, and a crowd of 53,000, filling the new top tier. All looks formidable. #mcfc
— David Conn (@david_conn) August 29, 2015
At Eastlands, Raheem Sterling’s first goal for Manchster City since his big money move in pre-season from Liverpool broke Watford’s stubborn resistance in the 47th minute as the Sky Blues ran out 2-0 winners.
Fernandinho bagged City’s second goal in the 56th minute, the Brazilian lashing home after a one-two with David Silva to seal a club record 10th successive league win dating back to last season.
Liverpool were beaten for the first time this season as West Ham’s 3-0 victory gave the east Londoners their first league triumph at Anfield since 1963.
In the third minute, Martin Skrtel’s poor headed clearance fell at the feet of Aaron Cresswell and his low cross was prodded in by Manuel Lanzini, a 22-year-old Argentine midfielder on loan from Al Jazira.
Slaven Bilic’s team doubled their lead in the 29th minute when Mark Noble side-footed home after Reds defender Dejan Lovren carelessly allowed Lanzini to seize possession.
Brazilian playmaker Philippe Coutinho was sent off for his second booking in the 56th minute. Referee Kevin Friend also sent off Noble in the closing stages, but there was still time for Diafra Sakho to complete Liverpool’s embarrassment with a third goal in stoppage-time.
That red card was a shame; disfigured the game. Telling, though, how the #Nufc crowd stayed with team.No longer a club at war with itself.
— George Caulkin (@CaulkinTheTimes) August 29, 2015
Arsenal clinched their second league win of the season as Fabricio Coloccini’s own goal gifted the Gunners a scrappy 1-0 success at 10-man Newcastle.
The turning point came in the 16th minute when referee Andre Marriner sent off Aleksandar Mitrovic after the Newcastle striker needlessly stamped on Francis Coquelin’s ankle as he stretched in a failed attempt to reach a loose ball.
Wenger’s team eventually took advantage of their numerical superiority in the 52nd minute when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s low drive beat goalkeeper Tim Krul via a deflection off Coloccini.
Elsewhere, Leicester left it late to rescue a 1-1 draw at Bournemouth thanks to Jamie Vardy’s 86th minute penalty after the hosts went in front through striker Callum Wilson’s acrobatic overhead kick.
Sunderland remain without a league win despite a battling 2-2 at Aston Villa. West Bromwich Albion won 1-0 at nine-man Stoke, who had Ibrahim Afellay and Charlie Adam sent off, as Venezuela striker Salomon Rondon scored his first goal since his a club record move from Zenit St Petersburg.
Too many chances for Spurs. Which means Everton will have just one and finish it . Howard best player on pitch some great saves
— Lord Sugar (@Lord_Sugar) August 29, 2015
In the late game, Tottenham’s 0-0 draw against Everton at White Hart Lane left the hosts still waiting for their first win of the season. That stalemate also meant there have been only seven wins by home teams in 38 Premier League fixtures this season.
On Sunday Manchester United go to Swansea, while Southampton face Norwich.
