Clarke floored by chelsea penalty

Marriner deemed Steven Reid's challenge on Ramires in the fourth minute of stoppage time to be worthy of a spot-kick, which was duly converted by Eden Hazard, restored to the side having been disciplined in midweek for missing a training session. Mourinho has now gone 66 home league matches in charge of Chelsea without experiencing defeat, with this the closest he has come to surrendering that record.

His former assistant, though, was incensed by the plot's late twist. "It's very hard to take, and I'm very disappointed and sad for my team because we deserved the three points," said Clarke . "I'm just disappointed a bad decision has cost us. That's three penalty decisions this year that have cost us five points, in my opinion. I just hope that doesn't come back to hurt us, because five points are hard to get in the Premier League.