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EPL PHOTOS: Coutinho sizzles in Liverpool's 'special' win at Chelsea

October 31, 2015

‘You're getting sacked in the morning’

IMAGE: Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho scores his team's goal during the Premier League match against Chelsea. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images

Philippe Coutinho scored twice as Liverpool recovered from an early deficit to beat struggling Premier League champions Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday and pile more pressure on Blues manager Jose Mourinho.

Ramires headed Chelsea in front after four minutes but Mourinho's side looked woefully short of confidence as Liverpool hit back to claim a first league win for new boss Juergen Klopp.

IMAGE: Liverpool's manager, Jurgen Klopp, celebrates his team's 3-1 win with his players after the Premier League match against Chelsea. Photograph: Ian Walton/Getty Images

Coutinho rewarded Liverpool for an impressive recovery by curling in an equaliser in the third minute of first-half stoppage time.

The Brazilian put Liverpool in front after 74 minutes with another curler following Christian Benteke's knock down and Benteke condemned Chelsea to their third home league loss of the season with a low shot into the corner with seven minutes left.

With Mourinho standing glumly on the touchline, Liverpool fans chanted: "You're getting sacked in the morning".

Chelsea had already made the worst start to a season for Premier League champions and now have only 11 points from 11 games played, leaving them in 15th place.

In all competitions so far this season Chelsea have lost nine times, including their midweek defeat on penalties by Stoke City in the League Cup which they won last season.

Liverpool moved up to seventh with 17 points.

IMAGE: Manchester City’s Yaya Toure celebrates scoring his team's second goal from the penalty spot during the Premier League match against Norwich City. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images

Manchester City needed a late Yaya Toure penalty to beat Norwich City 2-1 and retain top spot on goal difference from Arsenal who routed Swansea City 3-0 away.

IMAGE: Leicester City's Jamie Vardy celebrates after he scores the third goal of the game for his side during the Premier League match against West Bromwich Albion. Photograph: Clint Hughes/Getty Images

Leicester City are up to third thanks to a 3-2 victory at West Bromwich Albion where they trailed, with Jamie Vardy scoring for the eighth Premier League match in a row.

IMAGE: Manchester United's Wayne Rooney shoots at the goal during the Premier League match against Crystal Palace. Photograph: Alex Broadway/Getty Images

Manchester United dropped to fourth after a 0-0 stalemate at Crystal Palace.

Fifth-placed West Ham United lost 2-0 at Watford, their first away loss of the season, while Newcastle United stayed in the bottom three after a 0-0 draw at home to Stoke City.

Source: REUTERS
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