Chelsea were knocked down 2-1 in the final minutes by Fulham on Thursday at home, a first defeat since October 20 in the Premier League for the “Blues”, whose second place is weakened.
Leader Liverpool, with 39 points and two games in hand, is rubbing its hands after the west London derby.
Chelsea (2nd, 35 pts) on the other hand are now closely followed in the standings by Nottingham Forest (3rd, 34 pts), 1-0 winner over Tottenham on Thursday, and by Arsenal (4th, 33 pts) who host Ipswich on Friday.
Enzo Maresca's team appeared to be a serious candidate for the title as the end-of-year holidays approached, but they poorly negotiated the sequence of matches around Christmas.
On Sunday, she was held 0-0 at Everton. And four days later, she let the victory slip away at Stamford Bridge, despite Cole Palmer's early opener (16th, 1-0).
Chelsea cracks in the final moments
The “Blues” seemed to manage their advantage for most of the match, but they cracked in the final moments against a Fulham team who came to win.
The “Cottagers” equalized through Harry Wilson (82nd, 1-1) then took the lead thanks to Rodrigo Muniz (90th+5, 1-2).
In the league, Chelsea had not lost since October 20 and a trip to Liverpool. His last setback, in all competitions, dates back to October 30 at Newcastle in the League Cup.
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