Chelsea’s nightmare Premier League run continued as they were beaten 1-0 at home by Manchester United. Matheus Cunha scored the only goal of the game in the 43rd minute, finishing Bruno Fernandes’ low cross at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea pushed for an equaliser and hit the woodwork twice in the second half, but could not level the scores as fans booed following the full-time whistle.
Manchester United, who sit third, are now ten points clear of Chelsea with five games remaining, and sealed a league double over Chelsea for the second time, the previous achievement coming in the 2019/20 season.
Chelsea remain in the fight for European qualification but are currently sixth on goal difference, with a three-point gap to Fulham in 12th and Brentford and Bournemouth level with them on 48 points.
Chelsea’s night was also blighted by an early injury to winger Estevao, who pulled up after racing clear on goal. The 18-year-old has battled injuries this season after returning from a hamstring problem, and the Brazil boss will be hoping it is not serious ahead of the World Cup this summer.
Chelsea will be looking to avoid a fifth successive loss when they face Brighton at the Amex Stadium on Tuesday night.
Speaking to Match of the Day after the match, Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior remained confident he can guide the team into the Champions League, insisting that achieving a top-five finish is still possible and that results will decide it.
In other results, Spurs suffered a dramatic 95th-minute setback as they drew 2-2 with Brighton, with Pedro Porro giving Spurs the lead, Kaoru Mitoma equalising just before half-time, and Xavi Simons restoring the lead before Georginio Rutter struck deep into stoppage time for the home side.
Leeds beat Wolves 3-0 to open up a nine-point cushion in the battle for Premier League survival, with two goals in quick succession in the first half from James Justin and Noak Okafor before Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s stoppage-time penalty sealed the win.
Bournemouth continued their push with a 2-1 win at Newcastle to extend their unbeaten run to 13 matches, while Newcastle remained 14th and under mounting pressure as Eddie Howe’s position came under scrutiny amid reports that Andoni Iraola will depart at the end of the season.
Brentford were held to a 0-0 draw by west London rivals Fulham, missing the chance to leapfrog Chelsea into the top six.
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