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Manchester United's recent torrid domestic run continued after being on the wrong end of a seven-goal thriller at Brentford.
Tottenham, who also have an eye on their Europa League semi-final second legs next week, battled to a 1-1 draw against West Ham.
Elsewhere, Manchester City are now just three points behind Arsenal in the race for second after the Gunners lost 2-1 to Bournemouth.
Meanwhile, Liverpool are set to receive their first guard of honour since becoming champions when they battle Chelsea this evening.
Premier League gameweek 35 fixtures
Friday, May 2
Manchester City 1-0 Wolves
Saturday, May 3
Aston Villa 1-0 FulhamEverton 2-2 IpswichLeicester 2-0 SouthamptonArsenal 1-2 Bournemouth
Sunday, May 4
Brentford 4-3 Manchester UnitedBrighton 1-1 NewcastleWest Ham 1-1 Tottenham16:30: Chelsea vs Liverpool
Monday, May 5
20:00: Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest - talkSPORT exclusive
a minute agoBy Joe Brophy
THE BLUES DOUBLE THEIR LEAD IN COMICAL CIRCUMSTANCES!
Palmer twists Tsimikas inside and out before firing a low cross for Madueke to seemingly tap home from a yard out.
However, he's denied by a stunning sliding tackle from Endo.
Van Dijk then lashes a wild clearance against Quansah who could do nothing but see it cannon past Alisson into his own net.
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8 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy
After not going in at half-time ahead in six consecutive Premier League matches, Chelsea have now led at the break in each of their last two, both 1-0 and against the two Merseyside clubs.
Having only trailed at half-time in three of their first 13 Premier League away games this season, Liverpool have since gone into the break behind in three of their last five on the road.
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11 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy
Diogo Jota had the fewest touches (12) and completed the fewest passes (4) in the first half.
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21 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy
The hosts take the advantage into half-time courtesy of a goal within three minutes of the opening kick-off.
Perhaps still a bit tired after their championship celebrations, Liverpool conceded the first time the Blues ventured forward.
Fernandez popped up on the end of Neto’s cross to finish past Alisson from the penalty spot and give the Blues the advantage.
From there, Maresca’s team sat back and ceded possession to their opponents, looking to hit on the counter-attack for a bit of insurance.
Despite managing just one shot on target and an xG of 0.33 (compared to Chelsea’s 0.96), the Reds could have been more threatening if not for several poor touches in the final third.
Neto came closest to finding the back of the net again with a minute to go before half-time, but he dragged his finish into the side-netting.
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27 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy
The whistle goes as Fernandez's goal inside the first three minutes remains the difference between the two sides.
Liverpool's fringe players haven't shown up so far - and shown, perhaps, why Slot has been so reluctant to use them until now.
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31 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy
Madueke rounds Alisson before rolling the ball into an empty net, but is denied by the offside flag against Jackson earlier in the move.
Really poor movement from Chelsea's striker, who had been standing several yards behind the last Liverpool defender.
And there was an air of understanding that his goal wouldn't count by the way in which Madueke put the ball across the line.
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38 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy
An Alexander-Arnold hanging cross is nodded behind by Neto, despite no one in a Red shirt being anywhere near him.
Groans emerge from the Stamford Bridge faithful, but Liverpool fail to make the most of the gifted opportunity.
A corner is swung in looking for Van Dijk, but Sanchez shows great command of his six-yard area to punch clear.
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41 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy
Caicedo strikes the woodwork!
Following a spell of Liverpool pressure, the home side come back on the front-foot as Madueke twists Alexander-Arnold inside and out.
He releases Cucurella on the overlap, whose low-driven cross causes havoc in the penalty area but doesn't fall for a Chelsea shirt.
Tsimikas can only poke the ball into Caicedo's path, and the £115m man tries to stand up a deep cross for a teammate at the back post.
Instead, it glances the top of Alisson's crossbar as it sails behind.
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48 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy
Signs of life from the champions!
An unusually heavy touch from Salah fails to kill a cleverly disguised ball from Alexander-Arnold that would have released him inside the box.
Liverpool maintain their pressure and have the opportunity to stand up a free-kick after Gakpo is chopped down by Caicedo.
Tsimikas delivers towards Jota, but Chelsea clear their lines.
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52 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy
Enzo Fernández has scored Chelsea's earliest Premier League goal (2:47) against the side starting the day top of the table since Eidur Gudjohnsen netted inside the opening minute versus Arsenal in February 2004.
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57 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy
Neto has a half-hearted appeal for a penalty following a tussle with Tsimikas.
The Chelsea winger looked to beat his man on the outside before theatrically throwing himself to the turf.
His appeals are instantly waved away, but Chelsea are really pushing for a decisive second goal here.
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Today, 16:41By Joe Brophy
Big moments from both teams as Gakpo cuts in off the left flank but only curls an effort straight into Sanchez's middle.
Jackson is then released down the other end and is wiped out by Alisson, who came charging well out of his goal.
The Liverpool goalkeeper is saved from receiving a red card by the offside flag.
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Today, 16:34By Joe Brophy
FROM BOOS TO CHEERS!
Fittingly, it's Blues stand-in captain Fernandez who slots in an opener inside three minutes to give the home side the lead.
A slip from Jones in midfield allows Caicedo to bring the ball forward and find Palmer.
Neto takes over towards the byline and cuts the ball back to the penalty spot, where Fernandez arrives unchecked.
He takes a touch to set himself and then buries it into the bottom corner.
Fernandez's goal (2:47) is Chelsea's earliest Premier League goal at Stamford Bridge since Antonio Rüdiger v Stoke in December 2017 (2:33).
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Today, 16:33By Joe Brophy
Here's the moment Liverpool fans have been waiting for!
And it's more than fair to say the Stamford Bridge faithful aren't happy, as their players line-up to clap Arne Slot's champions.
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Today, 16:25By Joe Brophy
Ruben Amorim, speaking to Sky Sports, on Matthijs de Ligt injury: "I don't know, so I'm really concerned - not about Thursday.
At this moment, we are losing games in the Premier League.
We are fighting for the Europa league and Thursday is the most important game for us."
On next season: "We are not ready to play Premier League competitively and be in the Champions League, but we need to win and we need to win this competition to give something to our fans.
"Then we will have time to prepare the team to cope with those two competitions."
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Today, 16:21By Joe Brophy
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou, speaking to Sky Sports: "Equally pleased about both [getting a draw and no injuries].
That hasn't eased up in the last week or so.
"We've had to manage this because we've got a massive opportunity in Europe, and that's got to be balanced with our responsibilities in the league."
On Solanke and Maddison: "We'll see, Dom's improving, we don't expect any issues with him, but it made no sense to bring him along today.
"Madders is a bit more of a worry, we'll get more information the next day or so, but yeah, he's the one that's probably the bigger concern."
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Today, 16:08By Joe Brophy
Newcastle's late penalty has kept them within touching distance of Manchester City, who sit in third position.
Brentford keep their hopes of qualifying for Europe alive by climbing the table into ninth following their 4-3 win over Man United.
The Red Devils, meanwhile, are slumped in 15th, above Tottenham and West Ham, who played out a 1-1 draw.
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Today, 15:59By Joe Brophy
Brentford 4-3 Man United
Mount opened the scoring before Damsgaard forced a leveller courtesy of a Shaw own-goal.
Schade's double put the Bees in a commanding position, with Wissa adding a goal that seemed to have put the result beyond doubt.
However, a late flurry from Garnacho and Amad forced Brentford to see out the final few minutes, which they duly did.
West Ham 1-1 Tottenham
Odobert scored his first Premier League goal for Spurs before Bowen slotted between Vicario’s legs to share the spoils in east London.
Brighton 1-0 Newcastle
Minteh, a player Toon boss Howe didn’t want to sell, scored against his old club before the Magpies launched a second-half fightback.
Three penalties were awarded to the visitors, with only the third and final one being allowed to stand after VAR checks.
And Isak made no mistake from the spot!
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Today, 15:56By Joe Brophy
AMAD GIVES THE RED DEVILS A VERY LATE LIFELINE!
It's shocking goalkeeping from Flekken, who may have been unsighted by a deflection off Van den Berg.
Amad shot's looked to have lacked any real power but somehow found its way through the legs of Flekken into the back of the net.
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Today, 15:49By Joe Brophy
ISAK MAKES NO MISTAKE FROM THE SPOT!!
Isak has scored his 23rd Premier League goal this season - the most by any Newcastle player since Alan Shearer's 22 in 2003/04.
That could be a massive goal from the Magpies in their push to secure a top-five finish.
NINE MINUTES ADDED ON!
Can Newcastle find a winner?
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Today, 15:48By Joe Brophy
THE MAGPIES HAVE BEEN AWARDED THEIR THIRD PENALTY!
A challenge by Lamptey on Gordon was initially given as a penalty, before VAR showed it was outside the box.
Van Hecke was then seemingly punished for a trip on Willock that VAR reversed into a Brighton free-kick, and a yellow card for diving.
However, there can be no denying this third one - Schar's strike from a free-kick hits the outstretched hand of Ayari.
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Today, 15:42By Joe Brophy
What a goal from the Argentine!
He assisted the opener and has now put himself on the scoresheet, albeit with nothing more than a consolation strike.
As it is, it's still wonderful technique from Garnacho to bend the ball into the far top corner from the edge of the box.
Garnacho has now scored 2 goals in 4 appearances in the Premier League against Brentford.
It is his sixth goal in the Premier League this season, netting for the first time since 13th April 2025 against Newcastle.
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Today, 15:40By Joe Brophy
Paqueta looks to have burst into tears after receiving a yellow card from referee Michael Oliver.
It was a cynical trip from the Brazilian on Spurs' teenage substitute Moore, but not sure what warranted his emotional reaction.
He's then withdrawn moments later by West Ham boss Potter, and still looks teary-eyed as he leaves the pitch.
On come Coufal, Soler, Ward-Prowse and Ferguson for Todibo, Soucek, Paqueta and Fullkrug.
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Today, 15:35By Joe Brophy
THE BEES HAVE SCORED FOUR PAST THE RED DEVILS AGAIN!
Brentford slice through United like a knife through butter, and Kayode squares it to Wissa, who rolls it into an empty net.
VAR has a look at a potential offside - first, for the pass to Kayode, then his pass to Wissa.
Both tight, both ok!
GOAL STANDS!
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Today, 15:30By Joe Brophy
SCHADE AT THE DOUBLE AND THAT SHOULD BE THAT!
Brentford work it well on the edge of the area, and the ball is played out wide for Mbeumo to cut inside into the box.
The Bees talisman slips as he crosses the ball, but his wonderful delivery still picks out an unmarked Schade at the back post.
The German then does the rest to plant a header past Bayindir.
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