Overview
- Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-1 at Stamford Bridge with 18-year-old Estevao scoring in the 95th minute, handing Arne Slot’s side a third straight defeat and costing them top spot before the break.
- Gary Neville castigated Liverpool’s late-game creators as “absolutely useless,” while Jamie Carragher, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards highlighted ongoing defensive frailties and imbalance.
- Marc Cucurella said Chelsea trained to exploit space on Liverpool’s right, underscoring uncertainty at right-back after Conor Bradley was withdrawn at half-time and Dominik Szoboszlai filled in.
- Injury concerns piled up as Ibrahima Konate limped off and Andy Robertson finished hobbling, with first-choice goalkeeper Alisson Becker already sidelined by a thigh problem.
- In Serie A, Inter crushed Cremonese 4-1 with new signing Ange‑Yoan Bonny delivering a goal and three assists in his first start, and Rasmus Hojlund hit a late winner in Napoli’s 2-1 comeback over Genoa to take top spot.