- Elsewhere on the day, Manchester United recorded their biggest win of the season as they swept Fulham by 4 goals to one, Cardiff bested Southampton by a precious lone goal at home, ...
Chelsea bounced back from their second defeat of the season – a 2-0 loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. (Wolves) in midweek action – with a seismic 2-0 shutout of Manchester City to end the Champions unbeaten 15-game start to the season and an overall 21-game unbeaten run dating back to last season.
Title-hopeful side, Liverpool, held on to the Premier League summit after moving up top earlier in the day, on the heels of a 4-0 thumping of Bournemouth, Tottenham Spurs continued their recent stellar run with an impressive 2-0 win at Leicester, and Arsenal managed a hard-fought lone goal victory over Huddersfield at home.
David Luiz rose highest and towered above John Stones to direct Eden Hazard's corner on target to make it 2-0 to Chelsea
Elsewhere on the day, Manchester United recorded their biggest win of the season as they swept Fulham by 4 goals to one, Cardiff bested Southampton by a precious lone goal at home, West Ham came from behind to beat Crystal Palace by a goal’s advantage in a five-goal thriller, and Burnley got some relief after edging Brighton by a lone goal to move out of the bottom places.
It will be Wolves at Newcastle on Sunday, and Everton hosting Watford on Monday.
Bournemouth 0-4 Liverpool
Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick as Liverpool went to the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 win at Bournemouth.
Salah gave Liverpool a controversial lead (25), converting from close range having been in an offside position as Asmir Begovic fumbled from Roberto Firmino's effort.
But there was nothing contentious about Salah's second (48), slotting into the far corner after Steve Cook had handed the ball to Liverpool high up the pitch, and Cook's day got worse as he put through his own net for the third (68). Salah then got his third, rounding Begovic twice to coolly slot home (77).
The win means Liverpool matched their record of 17 Premier League games unbeaten, set in 2008.
Lucas Torreira's late overhead kick gave Arsenal a hard-fought 1-0 win over Huddersfield and extended their unbeaten run to 21 games.
Unai Emery's side were frustrated for long periods during a tetchy encounter at the Emirates but Torreira's acrobatic effort from close range (83) was enough to secure all three points for the hosts.
Arsenal has the 5th spot with Bournemouth in 8th.
Burnley 1-0 Brighton
Burnley ended an eight-game winless run with a 1-0 victory against Brighton to move out of the relegation places.
The Clarets had not won in over two months heading into Saturday's game - last beating Cardiff on September 30 - but ground out a vital victory at a wet and windy Turf Moor.
James Tarkowski turned home a Jack Cork shot with his midriff in the 40th minute to lift Burnley into 17th place on 12 points - two ahead of Huddersfield in 18th. Brighton slipped down a place to 11th
Cardiff 1-0 Southampton
Callum Paterson scored the only goal to spoil Ralph Hasenhuttl's first match in charge of Southampton as Cardiff won 1-0 on Saturday.
Paterson's scrappy second-half finish (73) following a glaring error by defender Jannik Vestergaard was enough for Cardiff to secure a victory over Hasenhuttl's side.
In a game of few clear-cut chances, Southampton's Stuart Armstrong felt he should have had a penalty before the hour mark when he fell under the challenge of Victor Camarasa in the box, but referee Jon Moss waved away the protests.
The result means Cardiff move up into 14th place. Southampton, meanwhile, drop down into 19th on nine points as their worst run of form in 20 years continues.
Manchester United 4-1 Fulham
Manchester United ended their four-game winless run in the League with a comfortable 4-1 victory over bottom-club Fulham.
Ashley Young's terrific opener sent United on their way (13), with Juan Mata then slotting in for his 50th Premier League goal (28).
Romelu Lukaku ended his near 17-hour wait for a goal at Old Trafford (42), and though Aboubakar Kamara got one back from the penalty spot (67), Fulham's hopes diminished a minute later when Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa was sent off for a second bookable offence.
Marcus Rashford rounded off the comprehensive victory late on (82), and the win lifts United up to sixth, while Fulham's seventh successive away defeat sees them remain bottom - three points from safety.
West Ham 3-2 Crystal Palace
Robert Snodgrass' first goal for West Ham in the Premier League sparked a second-half comeback which saw them beat Crystal Palace 3-2 at the London Stadium.
Palace held a half-time lead thanks to James McArthur's six-yard finish after West Ham's defence switched off from a sixth-minute free-kick.
But three minutes after half-time, Snodgrass scored his first league goal for the Hammers since joining in January 2017 when he curled Mamadou Sakho's headed clearance inside the near post from the edge of the box.
Two goals in three minutes then looked to have sealed three points, with Javier Hernandez turning in the rebound from Felipe Anderson's free-kick (62), before the Brazilian secured a goal for himself with a stunning curled effort from the edge of the box (65). West Ham moved up to mid-table with the win Palace in 16th.
Chelsea 2-0 Manchester City
Chelsea ended Manchester City's unbeaten Premier League run with a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge.
N'Golo Kante (45) stunned City by scoring with Chelsea's first attack before David Luiz - exposed against Tottenham two weeks ago - went from zero to hero by looping a header (78) into the top corner.
The Blues become the first team to beat City in the league since Manchester United in April while Liverpool now lead the way by a point in the title race.
Chelsea have the fourth spot, but they have cut the gap for the top spot to eight points.
Leicester City 0-2 Tottenham
Dele Alli scored his 50th goal for Tottenham as Mauricio Pochettino's side moved back up to third with a 2-0 win over Leicester at the King Power Stadium.
Spurs started with Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen on the bench but Heung-Min Son's superb strike on the stroke of half-time put them on course for victory.
Son was involved in his side's second, teeing up Alli, who headed home to bring up a half-century of Spurs goals and secure a routine win.
Victory sees Spurs reclaim third and cut the gap to league leaders Liverpool to six points, while Leicester stay ninth.
Sunday
Newcastle vs Wolves
Monday
Everton vs Watford
EPL Week 16 Scores At A Glance
Bournemouth 0-4 Liverpool
Arsenal 1-0 Huddersfield
Burnley 1-0 Brighton
Cardiff 1-0 Southampton
Manchester United 4-1 Fulham
West Ham 3-2 Crystal Palace
Chelsea 2-0 Manchester City
Leicester City 0-2 Tottenham
Sunday
Newcastle vs Wolves
Monday
Everton vs Watford
