Striker Joao Pedro continued his scoring streak as Chelsea benefited from controversial refereeing decisions to beat rivals Fulham 2-0 at Stamford Bridge.
Referee Robert Jones ruled out Fulham midfielder Josh King’s goal in the 21st minute, with team-mate Rodrigo Muniz judged to have stepped on Trevoh Chalobah in the build-up by VAR.
Joao Pedro headed the opener in first-half injury time to score his fifth goal in all competitions from Enzo Fernandez’s corner with the final action of the half.
Fernandez then scored from the penalty spot to seal victory after Ryan Sessegnon was judged to have handled the ball in the penalty area.
In other games, Manchester United earned a three goals to two victory at home to Burnley, Sunderland defeated Brentford two goals to one, Tottenham Hotspur lost by a lone goal against Bournemouth while Wolves lost two goals to three against Everton.
