helsea have been held to a irritating draw by in-form Aston Villa on Monday evening as their disappointing latest run continued at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues had regarded real title contenders after a summer time spending spree, although have been leapfrogged by their subsequent opponents on Boxing Day after a listless 3-1 London derby defeat towards a struggling Arsenal aspect.
Issues going higher on Monday when a much-changed staff took the lead by Olivier Giroud’s first-half header, however Anwar El Ghazi struck shortly after the interval to depart Chelsea with only one win from their final 5 top-flight matches.
Earlier on Monday, Crystal Palace have been denied a worthwhile residence victory towards high-flying Leicester after Harvey Barnes struck late to cancel out Wilfried Zaha’s gorgeous volley at Selhurst Park.
On Tuesday, Arsenal made it back-to-back wins with victory over Brighton, whereas Burnley earned an important win over relegation rivals Sheffield United.
West Ham drew 0-0 away at Southampton after their residence draw with Brighton, whereas Sam Allardyce’s West Brom – lifted after claiming an unlikely level at Liverpool on Sunday – have been hammered 5-0 by Leeds at The Hawthorns.
The midweek motion wraps up on Wednesday, when out-of-sorts Tottenham host Fulham in one other all-London affair and leaders Liverpool head to Tyneside to play Newcastle.
Newest fixtures and outcomes (all instances GMT)
Burnley 1-0 Sheffield United (6pm)
Southampton 0-0 West Ham (6pm)
West Brom 0-5 Leeds (6pm)
Manchester United 1-0 Wolves (8pm)
Tottenham vs Fulham (6pm)
Newcastle vs Liverpool (8pm)