Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has always said Premier League title talk was premature, even as they emerged as Liverpool's closest challengers in recent weeks. If this was proof that the Italian being realistic, it came as part of a very painful experience ...

Cole Palmer set a new mark for most Premier League goals in a calendar year for Chelsea after giving his team the lead against Fulham at Stamford Bridge on Thursday. The England international wriggled away from three defenders before calmly slotting past Bernd Leno for his 26th league goal of 2024.

Instead, this was must-view football for the many who have viewed Chelsea's place in the title race as indisputable. Enzo Maresca would not count himself among that group and on the evidence of the final eight minutes plus added time,

Marco Silva's team came from behind to defeat the Blues and take all three points, a result that leaves Chelsea four points behind Liverpool, who have two games in hand.