LIVERPOOL suffered their third consecutive defeat in all competitions tonight, with Estevao Willian netting late to earn Chelsea a 2-1 English Premier League victory at Stamford Bridge.
Estevao struck deep into stoppage time to give Chelsea the big win in a fiesty clash in London.
Caicedo made the breakthrough for Chelsea in the 14th minute, firing a rising 20-yeard drive past Liverpool goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, who was deputising for the injured Alisson.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot dropped £116m summer signing Florian Wirtz to the bench after back-to-back defeats at Crystal Palace in the Premier League and away to Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League, but the German was introduced at the start of the second half in a rescue attempt.
Chelsea remained in control, but Liverpool’s equaliser came just after the hour mark, Cody Gakpo reacting quickly from close range to beat goalkeeper Robert Sanchez after Alexander Isak had touched on Dominik Szoboszlai’s cross.
Liverpool goalkeeper Mamardashvili made two important late stops from substitutes Estevao and Jamie Gittens, while Enzo Fernandez wasted a golden opportunity to give Chelsea victory in stoppage time, heading against the outside of .....
It looked like both sides had settled for a draw until Liverpool, as they were at Crystal Palace, were undone in the dying seconds.
Estevao stole in front of Andrew Robertson to turn home Marc Cucurella’s cross past a helpless Mamardashvili.
The result leaves Arsenal top of the table, a point ahead of Liverpool, while Chelsea climbed up to sixth.