Newcastle also struck late on Saturday to defeat Fulham 2-1, while Slovenia moved up to second in the Premier League with Chemsdine Talbi’s stoppage-time winner.
The Black Cats are already looking set to reverse the trend of promoted teams being immediately relegated to the Championship after returning to the Premier League for the first time in eight years.
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When Alejandro Garnacho scored his first goal for Chelsea after just four minutes, it appeared as though they would finish second in the table.
The Blues’ lack of invention in the final third was despite the surprising bench substitution of Brazilian wonder kid Estevao and Cole Palmer’s injury-related drop.
Wilson Isidor headed in from close range for Sunderland after Chelsea was unable to clear a long throw-in.
Despite Estevao’s introduction at the hour mark, the visitors comfortably held the Club World Cup winners at bay in the second period.
In the 93rd minute, Sunderland unleashed the sucker punch into the bottom corner with a perfect curl from Brian Brobbey.
Chelsea is currently seventh place, with any chance of a title challenge quickly fading as a result.
Bruno Guimaraes’ 90th-minute strike at St. James’ Park gave Newcastle the much-needed league win.
The Magpies took a first-half lead thanks to an error made by Calvin Bassey, who had already beaten Murphy.
Just before the hour mark, Sasa Lukic headed home Fulham’s equalizer.
However, Marco Silva’s men lost by four wickets in a row, leaving them just above the relegation zone.
After William Osula’s first effort was saved by Bernd Leno, Guimaraes snuck home the rebound, earning only Newcastle’s third league win of the season, Guimaraes won.
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