Christian Eriksen goal helps Brentford beat Chelsea 4-1 in Premier League, as Manchester City beat Burnley to be top ahead of Liverpool

Christian Eriksen has scored his first goal for Brentford as the Bees claimed a shock 4-1 win at Chelsea in the Premier League, while Manchester City maintained their slim advantage at the top with a routine 2-0 victory against Burnley.

Chelsea's Antonio Rudiger broke the deadlock three minutes into the second half with a stunning long-range effort but Brentford responded almost instantly through Vitaly Janelt, who rifled home from the edge of the box.

Eriksen, whose career was in doubt after suffering a near-fatal cardiac arrest during the European Championship last year, gave Brentford the lead in the 54th minute before Janelt grabbed a second and Yoane Wissa capped off a splendid evening for Thomas Frank's side with a late fourth. 

«Nobody saw it coming, especially after going 1-0 ahead. It was very untypical of us,» said Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel, whose side remains third on 59 points, 14 behind leaders City but with a game in hand.

«We stopped defending. We were not aware of enough of the danger, were sloppy with the defending and got punished … they were lucky and clinical enough to get three goals.»

First-half strikes from City's Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan were enough to see off Burnley and stay one point ahead of Liverpool.

The Reds were far from their fluent best against Watford in the early kick-off at Anfield but still eked out a 2-0 win, thanks to goals from Diogo Jota and a late Fabinho penalty.

Burnley offered little in front of goal and created their best chance in the second half when Maxwel Cornet's header was cleared off the line by Nathan Ake.

A fourth straight defeat left Burnley in 19th place.

«We came here to win the game and we did it. You never know what's going to happen after an international