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EPL: Chelsea, Spurs blow leads to suffer home defeats
Chelsea squandered a 1-0 lead against their opponents, Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday as they suffered a 2-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge.
Teenager Julio Enciso scored a stunning winner as Brighton came from behind to beat Chelsea.
The Frank Lampard side had opened the scoring in the 13th minute through Conor Gallagher’s deflected shot before Danny Welbeck levelled before the break.
Enciso then blasted into the top corner from 35 yards in the second half to help Brighton continue their European qualification push.
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Tottenham also lost 3-2 to Bournemouth after a late goals drama helped the visiting side seal a superb victory in London.
Son Heung-min had opened scoring in the 14th minute for Spurs before Bournemouth bounced back to lead 2-1.
Arnaut Danjuma then gave Spurs hopes of at least a point with an 88th-minute leveller but the hopes were crashed when Bournemouth made the run and Dango Ouattara scored a winner in the 95th minute.
At the Goodison Park, Everton fell to a 3-1 defeat to Fulham. Elsewhere, Wolverhampton Wanderers defeated Brentford 2-0, Crystal Palace beat Southampton 2-0 and Aston Villa saw off Newcastle 3-0.
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