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Alex Young

Tottenham 3-4 Chelsea: Spurs implode as Blues complete comeback to maintain title race charge

Chelsea staged a fightback to beat Tottenham and move clear of Arsenal in second place in the Premier League table.

With Liverpool not in action this weekend, Chelsea's 4-3 victory at Spurs lifted them to within four points of Arne Slot's leaders.

Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski put Tottenham two up inside 11 minutes but Jadon Sancho quickly pulled one back with a fine strike and the second half belonged to the visitors.

Cole Palmer equalised from the penalty spot in the 61st minute, Enzo Fernandez put Chelsea ahead 12 minutes later and Palmer chipped in another spot-kick before Son Heung-min added a very late third for Spurs.

Arsenal dropped points as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Fulham. The Gunners made a sluggish start and Fulham capitalised as Raul Jimenez put them ahead in the 11th minute.

The visitors scored from yet another set-piece after the break, William Saliba tapping in, and Bukayo Saka thought he had won it with an 87th-minute header before VAR intervened.

Leicester produced a grandstand finish to rescue a point in a dramatic 2-2 draw with Brighton and continue their promising start under Ruud van Nistelrooy.

The Dutchman's honeymoon period at the King Power Stadium looked like lasting one game as the Seagulls cruised into a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Tariq Lamptey and Yankuba Minteh.

But Jamie Vardy gave them hope in the 86th minute and Bobby De Cordova-Reid struck four minutes later to earn a point.

Bournemouth left it even later, crushing Ipswich's hopes of a first Premier League home win with a 2-1 success.

Conor Chaplin's first Premier League goal looked to have finally ended Town's duck in front of their own fans but Enes Unal equalised three minutes from the end and fellow substitute Dango Ouattara grabbed a winner deep into stoppage time.

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