Chelsea suffered a shocking 1-0 defeat by Fulham in their Premiership round-30 match on Sunday. Luis Boa Morte scored Fulham's winner after picking up a loose ball that ricocheted off Frank Lampark and firing it past a perplexed Chelsea goalkeeper, Petr Cech, in the 18th minute. Despite the defeat, Chelsea still top the Premiership table with a tally of 75 points, while Fulham eased their relegation-zone worries with the victory even though they remain at 16th place with 32 points, eight away from Birmingham who come at the 17th place. Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was seen infuriated on the sides after Fulham's early goal and after Didier Drogba's goal got cancelled for hand-ball. William Gallas' dismissal for a late challenge on Heidar Helguson didn't help ease Mourinho's worries either. Chelsea's fans invaded the pitch after the match in protest over their side's performance during the match.
Liverpool's Djibril Cisse Meanwhile, Liverpool moved closer to second-placed Manchester United with a 3-1 victory over Newcastle United that took place at St James' Park. Peter Crouch opened the score for Liverpool early in the 10th minute and Steven Gerrard doubled the lead in the 35th minute before Djibril Cisse scored their third goal in the 52nd minute. Newcastle's Shola Ameobi headed in his side's only goal in the 41st minute. Liverpool now stand at third place, two points behind runners-up United and 14 points behind leaders Chelsea. The match also witnessed Newcastle's Jean-Alain Boumsong receive his marching orders in the 51st minute after a rough tackle aimed at Cisse. Crouch grabbed the lead for the Reds after heading in a Jan Kromkamp cross in the 10th minute, while Gerrard extended Liverpool's lead in the 35th minute after firing home a Crouch set-up. Ameobi managed to pull one back for Newcastle with a magnificent header off a Scott Parker's cross, before Cisse secured Liverpool's victory after playing a perfect one-two with Crouch and sailing home.
