Overview
- Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-1 at Stamford Bridge, with Brazilian teenager Estevao Willian sliding in a 90+5-minute winner after Moises Caicedo’s early strike and Cody Gakpo’s equaliser.
- Liverpool’s third straight defeat, following losses to Crystal Palace and Galatasaray, drops the champions to second as Arsenal moved top with a 2-0 win over West Ham.
- Enzo Maresca celebrated Chelsea’s stoppage-time goal by sprinting down the touchline and was shown a red card, while the victory lifted his side to sixth.
- Arne Slot said Liverpool are a work in progress, pointing to summer changes, limited training time and the squad’s recent turmoil, with Giorgi Mamardashvili starting in goal in place of the injured Alisson.
- In the WSL, Manchester City Women beat Arsenal Women 3-2 with an 88th-minute winner from Iman Beney to close the gap to one point on the leaders.