Manchester United claimed a semi-final place in the Emirates FA Cup after Fulham pressed the self-destruct button in five minutes of madness and mayhem at Old Trafford.
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Manchester City relinquish Premier League title after defeat at Chelsea
Manchester City relinquished the Premier League title to Liverpool without the Merseysiders having to kick a ball after they were beaten at Chelsea on a sultry night in London.
Jesse Lingard pops up with a late winner for Manchester United after Chelsea lose momentum
MANCHESTER UNITED 2, CHELSEA 1
Goals by Romelu Lukaku and Jesse Lingard ensured that Manchester United overhauled Willian’s first half opener for Chelsea to reclaim second spot from Liverpool after the Reds overcame a moribund start to finish at a canter against their visitors.
Chelsea had an 85th minute equaliser by Alvaro Morata ruled out for a very close offside decision as the visitors piled people forward but the Reds held on.
Victory for Jose Mourinho meant that Chelsea had failed to win after taking the lead first in a Premier League game for the first time in 22 games but respectful handshakes both before and after the game meant that potential flashpoints were kept away from the pitchside.
Terriers brought down to earth by Willian masterclass during comfortable Chelsea win
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1, CHELSEA 3
Willian scored one and made two other Chelsea goals as Huddersfield Town went 3-0 down within 50 minutes at a rainswept John Smith’s Stadium.
Town were unpicked by two first half goals by Tiemoue Bakayoko and Willian as Chelsea bounced back from weekend disappointment against West Ham with a richly deserved performance against a fatigued looking Huddersfield Town side who were down and out after just 50 minutes when Pedro blasted Willian’s layoff past Jonas Lossl.
Laurent Depoitre’s headed goal in injury time was a scant consolation for a Town side who had been throughly outclassed by Chelsea who were on cruise control by the end, going down to an eighth defeat in their last 11 games.
Antonio Conte’s tactical masterclass as Chelsea defeat Tottenham in FA Cup semi final
CHELSEA 4, TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 While Antonio Conte accepted blame for Chelsea’s defeat at Manchester United on Sunday, he can rightly take the plaudits following his side’s Emirates FA Cup semi-final win against Tottenham. Chelsea’s manager risky team selection and bold substitutions turned out to be masterstrokes as they beat a Spurs side that went […]