English premier League defending champion Chelsea routed Stoke City 5-0 , while Liverpool had to rally from one goal down to earn a 2-1 win over Leicester City. Chelsea's Belgian star Eden Hazard was left on the bench amid speculation about his contract extension. Chelsea , however , did not face a real challenge against a rival on Saturday which won just one out of its last six league games.German Antonio Ruediger got Chelsea on the Score board three minutes into the game with a header off a cross from Brazilian Willian. Danny Drinkwater doubled the tally with a shot on the edge of the area in the ninth minute.
Spaniard Pedro scored Chelsea's third goal with a shot on the verge of the area in the 23rd minute set up by Willian , who added the fourth goal , converting a penalty in the 73rd minute. Minutes after going in . substitute Davide Zappa costa scored Chelsea's fifth goal with two minutes to go before the second half stop page time..After the win , Chelsea jumped into second place in the EPL standings , with 45 points , after Manchester United drew for the third league match in a row , this time against southampton 0-0.
Egyptian Mohammed Salah , meanwhile , led Liverpool's comeback for a second consecutive league victory , extending Leicester's drought to four matches. Leicester took the lead in the third minute , thanks to a goal from Jamie Vardy , but a brace from Salah in the 52nd and 76th minutes was all Liverpool needed to win.
Liverpool holds fourth place in the standings with 41 points . in other Premier League action on Saturday, Bournemouth defeated Everton 2-1 , while Swansea City won against Wat ford by the same score. Huddersfield Town drew 0-0 against Burnley and Newcastle United played to a 0-0 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion.