Crystal Palace stun struggling Chelsea in 2-1 upset
Manchester City sweep Watford aside 2-0 to consolidate lead in English Premier League
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho suffered only his second English Premier League defeat at Stamford Bridge as Crystal Palace clinched a shock 2-1 win over the spluttering champions on Saturday.
Mourinho was taking charge of his 100th home fixture in England's top flight, but Palace ensured that milestone won't be remembered with any fondness by the Portuguese coach as they inflicted his first league loss on home soil since Sunderland's victory in April 2014.
Congratulations to Palace. It's a fantastic result for them and a very good performance. We didn't deserve to lose. But Palace gave us a very difficult game
It was the latest setback for Mourinho's side, winners only once in their first four matches and now eight points behind leaders Manchester City, who extended the last 100 per cent record in the top tier with a 2-0 win against Watford at Eastlands.
Just seconds after clearing a Gary Cahill header off the line, Mali forward Bakary Sako struck at the other end, sweeping high into the net from Yannick Bolasie's cross to give Palace a 65th minute lead.
Colombia's Radamel Falcao looked to have rescued a point for Chelsea when the on-loan striker from Monaco headed in a Pedro Rodriguez cross for his first goal for the Blues, coming in the 79th minute.
However, parity was short-lived as defender Joel Ward headed home from Sako's cross in the 81st minute to give second placed Palace their first win at the Bridge since 1982.