Chelsea loses ground at Premier League top with 3-1 loss at Leeds

Chelsea’s Premier League title hopes suffered a major setback with a humbling 3-1 defeat at Leeds United on Wednesday, which lifted the host out of the relegation zone.

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Leeds came into the game on the back of four consecutive defeats while Chelsea was on a run of three wins in four unbeaten league games but the tables were turned at Elland Road to ease the pressure on home manager Daniel Farke.

“We were so desperate to bring this club back to the top level, and Elland Road was tonight back to its best,” Farke told the BBC.

Chelsea remain on 24 points and slipped to fourth in the standings, three points behind third-placed Aston Villa who won 4-3 at Brighton & Hove Albion and nine points off leaders Arsenal after their 2-0 win over Brentford.

Leeds are 17^th on 14 points.

There was a real lack of urgency in Chelsea’s approach and they were made to pay as Enzo Maresca’s decision to make five changes from the side which started Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Arsenal backfired.