Liverpool Trash Chelsea 2-1 To Go Back Top Of Premier League

A Mohamed Salah penalty and a winner from Curtis Jones gave the Reds their 10th win in 11 games under Arne Slott.

Chelsea briefly drew level with a second-half goal from Nicholas Jackson but suffered their first league defeat since losing to Manchester City on the opening weekend of the season.

The win moved Liverpool one point behind City and four ahead of Arsenal, who they host at the Emirates next weekend.

Chelsea are currently sixth in the table, seven points behind the leaders, but the Blues had every reason to be optimistic after a performance that pushed Liverpool to the brink.

Liverpool’s only defeat under Slott came against Nottingham Forest after the September international break.

The Dutchman responded at this point, leaving all his South American players (Alexis Mac Allister, Luis Dias and Darwin Nunez) on the bench after their transatlantic exploits over the past few days.

The decision to start Jones for just his second time in the league this season proved to be a fortunate one, as the England international won a penalty for Liverpool and scored the winning goal.

Chelsea were lucky to have 11 men on the field after just six minutes when Tosin Adarabioyo brought down Diogo Jota.

The Portuguese is still a long way from scoring, but the incident was almost identical to the one that saw Arsenal defender William Saliba sent off in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth.

After that scare, Chelsea found their rhythm and continued to gain possession, pushing the home team back.