Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham: Blues stage comeback to end Spurs' unbeaten run

The Blues fell behind to Christian Eriksen's excellent early strike but goals from Pedro and Victor Moses ensured that Spurs' wretched run at Stamford Bridge continues

Chelsea came from behind to end Tottenham's unbeaten start to the season at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Christian Eriksen put Spurs ahead with an excellent long-range strike, his first top-flight goal of the season.

But Chelsea responded with a superb effort of their own as Pedro curled his shot past Hugo Lloris just before half-time, before Victor Moses completed the comeback early in the second half.

Antonio Conte's men have now won seven consecutive league games and return to the summit after title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City had won earlier on Saturday.

Spurs, though, suffer their first league defeat of the season to cap a miserable week that also saw them knocked out of the Champions League at the hands of Monaco.

They now sit seven points adrift of Chelsea in fifth and still have not won at Stamford Bridge since February 1990.

Harry Kane thought he had put the visitors in front from close-range in the early stages, only to be correctly flagged for offside from Eriksen's free-kick.

But the visitors did move in front through a stunner from the Denmark international on 11 minutes.

Dele Alli was given space to drift inside and he found Eriksen, who took one touch before firing a superb left-footed strike past Thibaut Courtois from outside the area – the first top-flight goal conceded by Chelsea in 601 minutes.

Lloris was not tested until just before the half-hour mark when David Luiz's long-range free-kick flew into his arms, but Spurs were still the better side and Kane forced Courtois to push his powerful strike over at the other end.

A moment of brilliance from Pedro got Chelsea level in the final minute of the first-half, with the winger collecting Nemanja Matic's pass, turning sharply and sending a magnificent curling effort past Lloris from the edge of the box for his third goal in five league games.

Pedro's equaliser had come against the run of play, but the momentum was all with Chelsea early in the second half, with Moses striking six minutes after the restart.

Diego Costa created the goal, making great ground down the left before his cut-back allowed the unmarked Moses to strike, with Jan Vertonghen unable to prevent the Nigeria international's low effort from crossing the line.

It should have been three for Chelsea a few moments later. Costa was again the creator – this time from the right – but an unmarked Marcos Alonso blazed a great chance over the bar on his weaker right foot.

Courtois did well to keep out an Eriksen effort as Spurs pushed for a leveller, but Pochettino was clearly unhappy with what he was seeing, bringing on Harry Winks, Georges-Kevin Nkoudou and Vincent Janssen in an attempt to spark a recovery.

But a solo run and shot from Nkoudou which Courtois saved was the best the visitors could manage in the closing stages as Chelsea comfortably held on having controlled the second half.

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Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland: Coutinho injury puts a damper on win

The Brazilian playmaker was forced off after 34 minutes following a tussle with Ibrahim Ndong, and it was his replacement who opened the game up with his strike

Divock Origi and James Milner sent Liverpool top with two late goals to down Sunderland 2-0, but the Reds were left fretting over a potentially serious injury to Philippe Coutinho. 

Origi, a 34th-minute substitute for Coutinho, curled home the opener with 15 minutes to go and James Milner added a late penalty to move the Merseyside club back above Manchester City at the summit on goal difference. They can be replaced by Chelsea should Antonio Conte's men beat Tottenham in the late game.

Sunderland battled gamely but wasted the few opportunities that came their way to see their two-match winning streak come to an end.

Victory maintained Liverpool's unbeaten record at Anfield this season but it came at a heavy cost, with Coutinho potentially facing a lengthy absence after coming off second-best in a challenge with Ibrahim Ndong.

After receiving treatment, the Brazil playmaker was carried off on a stretcher with his right foot in a brace. Roberto Firmino also limped off late on to add to Klopp's woes.

Sunderland boss David Moyes spoke beforehand of how his side would "park the double-decker bus" but, while they defended stoutly, the strugglers also offered a threat on the break in the first half.

Having restricted Liverpool to a Georginio Wijnaldum effort that flew straight at Jordan Pickford, it was the visitors who created the first real opportunity of the afternoon after 17 minutes.

A Sunderland corner was only partially cleared and when Billy Jones hoofed the ball back into the area, above an advancing Liverpool defence, it fell nicely for Steven Pienaar but his close-range shot was well blocked by goalkeeper Loris Karius.

Klopp's men showed flashes of the quick, fluent football that has put them firmly in title contention but they were unable to work Pickford, with Firmino and Wijnaldum firing long-range efforts off target.

Coutinho's injury may have long-term repercussions for the Reds but the immediate impact was to galvanise a hitherto sterile Liverpool side, with the home side dominating possession prior to the break.

Unfortunately for Klopp, the best chance fell to Dejan Lovren, whose far-post header from Jordan Henderson's free-kick flashed narrowly wide of Pickford's left-hand post.

Lovren also blasted off target from 20 yards before Pickford got down well to smother Mane's shot.

The start to the second period was similar to the ending of the first, with the game taking on the appearance of a defence versus attack exercise, Sunderland struggling to get out of their own half.

Mane and Firmino both wasted presentable chances, the former volleying wide from close range and the latter seeing a low drive well save by the impressive Pickford.

Klopp was cutting a frustrated figure on the touchline and he demanded more from the home supporters after 63 minutes with some frantic arm waving in a bid to liven up the Liverpool fans.

The hosts cranked up the pressure further but their all-out attack led to gaps at the other end and Duncan Watmore ought to have put Sunderland in front but dallied when faced by Karius and the chance went begging.

It was to prove costly as, after Jason Denayer had blocked a Mane effort four yards out, Liverpool's next attack produced the opening goal.

Origi cut inside Watmore down the Liverpool left and his cross-shot eluded everyone and drifted past Pickford.

Sunderland rarely looked like getting back into the game and Liverpool doubled their advantage in injury-time when Ndong was adjudged to have tripped Mane and Milner made no mistake from the spot.

Burnley 1-2 Manchester City live score and goal updates from Turf Moor clash

Sergio Aguero was on hand minutes before the break to cancel out Dean Marney's long-range effort and hit the target again after half-time

Pep Guardiola's men are top of the Premier League once again following the match-wining exploits of their striker, who was vital in overturning the hosts' early lead

Sergio Aguero was the hero of Manchester City's 2-1 Premier League victory at Burnley on Saturday, netting a brace either side of half-time to secure a comeback win for Pep Guardiola's men.

Dean Marney had put Sean Dyche's hosts ahead in the 14th minute after beating Claudio Bravo with an unstoppable volley after City failed to clear their lines from a free-kick.

But following Yaya Toure's match-winning brace against Crystal Palace last weekend, it was Aguero's turn to be decisive as he equalised with a close-range strike before the break.

And the Argentine struck again in the second half as Fernandinho laid the ball on for his team-mate to bury Burnley with another strike from inside the area.

Burnley, hindered by the loss of Marney and Johann Gudmundsson to injury, were unable to avoid a third loss at a typically vociferous Turf Moor this season despite a vast improvement from Monday's 4-0 thrashing at West Brom.

Indeed, City were left hanging on in order to edge ahead of Chelsea and Liverpool before their nearest rivals host Tottenham and Sunderland respectively, and they were grateful for their masterful marksman's 15th and 16th goals of the campaign.

Aguero's fierce low drive brought a sharp save from veteran Burnley goalkeeper Paul Robinson – making his Clarets debut and a first Premier League appearance for 1664 days after England international Tom Heaton was ruled out with a calf injury.

But it was a rare moment of City encouragement after a lethargic start to the match and they deservedly fell behind.

Gudmundsson thudded a drive into Bravo's chest moments before the Chile international was powerless to keep Marney's sweetly struck volley out of the bottom left corner.

Nolito was denied by a plunging Robinson save and a lunging Matthew Lowton block in quick succession but Aguero scrambled City level from the latter chance's resulting corner.

Robinson rolled back the years to deny Aguero at full stretch but Marney and Gudmundsson limping off further checked Burnley's excellent opening to the contest.

Marney's replacement Scott Arfield teed up Lowton to cross and Sam Vokes' header forced a stop from Bravo in first-half stoppage time.

City's opening to the second period was a sharp improvement on their initial efforts as Aguero had a shot blocked and Toure drove over left-footed at the end of an intricate passing move.

Burnley sat in front of extended periods of City possession that did not threaten enough for Guardiola's liking and the ineffective Raheem Sterling made way for Leroy Sane after sustaining a heavy but fair challenge from former City youngster Ben Mee.

Stand-in captain Mee was involved in vain as City hit the front, making a block inside the area before botching a clearance and ending up splayed on the floor with Stephen Ward and James Tarkowski.

Sane and Fernandinho almost made a similar hash of the opportunity presented to them but the latter managed to pick out Aguero from the byline for a simple finish.

Burnley refused to accept their lot and Aleksandar Kolarov cleared a Michael Keane header out of his goalmouth.

Bravo did not always inspire confidence during a late onslaught but he held an Ashley Barnes overhead kick in stoppage time to make sure of a sixth City win in seven away league games this season.