Chelsea beat West Ham United 2-1 at Stamford Bridge as goals from substitutes Ben Chilwell and Kai Havertz cancelled out Michail Antonio's opener - but they also had the VAR referee to thank after an apparent Hammers equaliser was ruled out.
The Blues, looking to improve on their stuttering start to the Premier League season, were rocked in the 63rd minute when they failed to clear a corner and Declan Rice squared the ball for Antonio to convert on the goal line.
Thirteen minutes later the hosts were level when Chilwell squeezed between two defenders to get his head on a long forward pass by Thiago Silva and deftly angled the ball between the legs of West Ham goal-keeper Lukasz Fabianski.
Havertz completed the comeback in the 88th minute when he connected with a cross by Chilwell to make it 2-1, moments after West Ham substitute Maxwel Cornet had headed against the post when he should have scored.
In the dying moments, Cornet thought he had levelled it for West Ham but his goal was ruled out after a VAR check ruled that Jarrod Bowen had fouled Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.
Tottenham Hotspur maintained their impressive start to the season with a 2-1 victory over Fulham that did not do justice to their best attacking display so far.
Goals in each half by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Harry Kane earned Tottenham a fourth win in six games but in-form Aleksandar Mitrovic's effort set up a nervy finale.
For the first time Tottenham manager Antonio Conte unleashed Richarlison from the start to form an attacking trident with Harry Kane and Son Heung-min and it proved an exciting formula.
But after almost constant Tottenham pressure it was midfielder Hojbjerg who finally earned Tottenham the lead they deserved with a neat 40th-minute
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