EPL: Chelsea Suffer Home Defeat to Relegation-threatened Sunderland

If anyone needed further proof that football is no respecter of reputations and narratives, the events of Saturday afternoon at Stamford Bridge provided it in spades. 

Those who arrived expecting Chelsea to set up the mother of all Premier League title showdowns with Liverpool at Anfield next weekend left having witnessed something far more momentous: Jose Mourinho’s 77-game home league unbeaten run gone and so too, you would think, all realistic hope of the trophy returning to Stamford Bridge after a four-year absence.

Fabio Borini scored a late penalty as bottom-side Sunderland beat Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge to dent the Blues’ title hopes.

Samuel Eto’o put the home side ahead ahead on 12 minutes when volleying home Willian’s corner from the left.

But Connor Wickham – who scored a brace in Sunderland’s midweek draw with Man City – levelled six minutes later when slotting home from close range after Mark Schwarzer could only parry Marcos Alonso’s long range effort from a corner.

On loan Liverpool player Borini scored the resulting penalty to hand his parent club the advantage in the title race over his former club Chelsea, and hand his present side Sunderland a relegation lifeline, with the Black Cats now just three points from safety.

Reference: goal.com. Skysport