Liverpool loan man puts major dent in Chelsea's title hopes

Blunders from veteran goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer and full-back Cesar Azpilicueta allowed Sunderland to inflict Jose Mourinho’s first home league defeat as Chelsea manager and hand Liverpool control in the Barclays Premier League title race.

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Courts Soccer Heathrow Place: Etihad Stadium Place: Stamford Bridge Person: Mark Schwarzer Person: Cesar Azpilicueta Person: Jose Mourinho Person: JoseMourinhoShoutingApr2014_large.jpg Person: Schwarzer Person: Petr Cech Person: Connor Wickham Person: Azpilicueta Person: Jozy Altidore Person: Fabio Borini Person: Rui Faria Person: Mourinho Person: Faria Person: Phil Dowd Person: Samuel Eto’o Person: Ramires Person: Sebastian Larsson Person: Dean Person: Ramires’Person: Nemanja Matic Person: Willian Person: Mannone Person: Eto’o Person: Santiago Vergini Person: Wickham Person: Marcos Alonso Person: Terry Person: Oscar Person: Matic Person: Jack Colback Person: Branislav Ivanovic Person: Mohamed Salah Person: Borini Person: Alonso Person: Larsson Person: Johnson Event: Barclays Premier League Organisation: Liverpool Organisation: Chelsea Organisation: Sunderland Organisation: Blues Organisation: Norwich Organisation: Fulham Organisation: Manchester City Organisation: FA Organisation: Black Cats’

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