Premier League

Chelsea win derby after trailing 2-0

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Chelsea have closed the gap on Liverpool at the top of the English Premier League to four points. The Londoners turned a 2-0 deficit into a 4-3 win away to Tottenham on Sunday, securing their fifth consecutive league victory. 

For London rivals Arsenal, on the other hand, a positive run of four wins in competitive matches came to an end with a 1-1 draw at Fulham. The Gunners are two points behind Chelsea.

Dominic Solanke (5th) and Dejan Kulusevski (11th) got Spurs off to a dream start. Jadon Sancho (17) turned things around before the break. Cole Palmer then converted two penalties (61st, 84th) and Enzo Fernandez (73rd) also got on the scoresheet. Tottenham's Son Heung-min (96') scored the final goal and nothing changed. The eleventh-placed hosts lost for the second time in a row and are now without a win in four competitive matches. Chelsea, on the other hand, have not lost in eight matches.

West Ham United are not in action until Monday at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers. It will be the club's first game since striker Michail Antonio was involved in a car accident. The 34-year-old underwent successful surgery for a lower limb fracture on Sunday, the club announced. The Jamaican striker has not missed a league game so far this season.