EPL: Liverpool slumps to historic 5th straight loss at Anfield; lose 0-1 to Chelsea

Five straight home losses for the first time in the clubs 128year history More than 10 hours since a goal from open play at AnfieldThe stadium that was once a fortress for Liverpool is the now the scene of a scarcely believable implosion by the soontobedeposed English championsLiverpools 10 loss to Chelsea on Thursday continued a staggering run of home form over the past six weeks after Jurgen Klopps team had previously gone 68 games in a row unbeaten at AnfieldFormerly the owner of one of Europes most devastating attacks Liverpool only managed one effort on goal against Chelsea a weak header in the 85th minute Mohamed Salah was substituted after barely an hour Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino barely threatened eitherMason Mount scored the winner in the 42nd minute cutting in from the left and curling home from the edge of the area for a goal that sent Chelsea into the top four and dropped Liverpool to seventh placeIt was a first win at Anfield since 2014 for Chelsea which is a team transformed under Thomas Tuchel and has gone 10 matches unbeaten since the German arrived as Frank Lampards replacement Qualifying for the Champions League looks to be increasingly unlikely for Liverpool which is four points adrift of Chelsea and even behind Merseyside rival EvertonIts a massive blow Klopp said If you lose that many games you dont have the right to go to the Champions League Eight months after winning the Premier League by 18 points Liverpool is 22 points behind firstplace Manchester City To get back to where you get these moments you have to work be stubborn and fight hard Klopp said We will get there again because it is still in the boysNEWLOOK ATTACKFor the first time this season Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho started a match with Harry Kane Son Heungmin Gareth Bale and Dele Alli as the teams front fourNone of the quartet scored with Tottenham instead relying on an owngoal to edge past Fulham 10Two of Spurs newlook attack played a key role in the goal Son crossing from the left and Alli providing the deft flick that was heading wide only for the ball to deflect into the net off Fulham defender Tosin AdarabioyoAlli started a league match for the first time since the opening day of the season and might have done enough to keep his place in the team as Tottenham pushes to qualify for the Champions League A second straight win left Mourinhos side five points off ChelseaFulham which would have climbed out of the relegation zone with a win was denied an equalizer in the 62nd after Josh Maja scored with a low shot just inside the areaThe ball only reached him however after hitting the arm of Fulham midfielder Mario Lemina and a handball was awarded following a VAR intervention I dont know what he can physically do Fulham manager Scott Parker said Probably a bit of common sense needs to prevail in that ruleEVERTONS CHARGECarlo Ancelotti is part of Champions League folklore as one of only three managers to have won Europes elite competition three times He might be back in it with Everton next seasonEverton extended its unbeaten away record to nine games by beating West Bromwich Albion 10 and climbed above Liverpool and West Ham into fifth place Brazil forward Richarlison headed in the 65thminute winner from Gylfi Sigurdssons cross and now has four goals in his last four games Nexttolast West Brom stayed nine points adrift of safety and looks to be going down after just one season back in the top flightThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever