Christopher Nkunku scored the only goal for Chelsea in their 4-1 defeat by Liverpool. The French international had been out for a month with a hip problem.
The return of the player trained at Paris Saint-Germain raises great hopes for Chelsea. Liverpool kept their runner-up Manchester City to five points by dominating head and shoulders a Chelsea team (4-1) overtaken by the commitment of the leader and relegated to tenth place after 22 days. Chelsea could move down another notch in the standings in the event of a victory on Thursday for Wolverhampton (11th, 29 pts) against Manchester United (9th, 32 pts)