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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 27 NOVEMBER 2016 Sport 56 CHELSEA consolidated their position at the top of the table by inf licting a first Premier League defeat of the season on Totten- ham with a 2-1 victory at Stam- ford Bridge. First Manchester City and then Liverpool had taken over first place during Saturday's matches. However, it was the Blues who finished the evening one point ahead again after coming from behind as Spurs lost in the league for the first time in 13 games. Christian Eriksen fired Totten- ham into a 10th-minute lead with a fierce strike from the edge of the penalty area. Despite plenty of possession, the visitors could not find a sec- ond and Chelsea levelled just before half-time when Pedro cut inside from the left to curl a sub- lime finish past Hugo Lloris into the far left corner. Chelsea went ahead early in the second half when, on 51 min- utes, Victor Moses knocked the ball home after Diego Costa had pulled it back across the face of goal following a powerful run down the left. Earlier, Fernando Llorente struck two late goals as Swansea completed a remarkable 5-4 win over Crystal Palace at the Lib- erty Stadium to further increase the pressure on Eagles boss Alan Pardew. Palace, hovering just outside the relegation zone, were in front af- ter 19 minutes through Wilfried Zaha, before Gylfi Sigurdsson's free-kick made it 1-1 on 36 min- utes. Zaha saw his header come back off the crossbar just before half- time and the Eagles were behind on 66 minutes when Leroy Fer scored. The Dutchman quickly grabbed a second from close range in the 68th minute as Swansea then led 3-1. However, James Tomkins set up a grandstand finale when he re- duced the deficit with 15 minutes left before Zaha's cross looped in off Swansea midfielder Jack Cork to equalise at 3-3 on 82 minutes. Christian Benteke looked to have given the Eagles all three points when he put them 4-3 up on 84 minutes. Llorente, though, equalised again in stoppage time, before then handing new Swansea man- ager Bob Bradley a first win as the final whistle blew on a remark- able match which saw the hosts move off the bottom. Liverpool went back above Chelsea to the top of the Premier League after a 2-0 win over Sun- derland at Anfield. The Reds lost Brazilian play- maker Phillippe Coutinho after just 33 minutes to what looked like an ankle injury. Sunderland's resistance was finally broken with 15 minutes left when his replacement Divock Origi cut inside from the left and curled a low drive into the far corner. James Milner added a late sec- ond from the penalty spot in stoppage-time. In Saturday's early kick-off, Sergio Aguero scored twice as Manchester City's makeshift side secured a 2-1 win at Burnley to temporarily take over at the sum- mit. Dean Marney's first goal in the Premier League for seven years had put the Clarets ahead on 14 minutes. Aguero levelled things up on 37 minutes, poking the ball in at the far post, and then put the visitors ahead on the hour with a scrappy close-range finish, which was enough to secure victory which temporarily lifted them two points clear of Chelsea. Premier League champions Leicester snatched a 2-2 draw at home to Middlesbrough with a stoppage-time penalty from Is- lam Slimani. Boro went ahead on 13 minutes through Alvaro Negredo. The Foxes, who have already qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League, lev- elled in the 31st minute when Ri- yad Mahrez converted a penalty. On-loan Valencia forward Ne- gredo, though, struck again on 71 minutes, but the Foxes salvaged an unlikely point in a dramatic finale. Hull and West Brom drew 1-1. The Baggies, chasing a third straight Premier League win, took the lead on 34 minutes when Gareth McAuley headed in from a corner. Hull, though, earned a point through an equaliser from Mi- chael Dawson with 18 minutes left. FOOTBALL Dwarna with Mariella Dimech every Tuesday at 21.00 on TVM2 Chelsea end Spurs' unbeaten run Chelsea's Thibaut Courtois (L) is hugged by head coach Antonio Conte James Milner was on target once again for Liverpool