Chelsea 1-2 Sunderland: Black Cats dents The Blues title hopes and give The Reds a title boost

Bottom club Sunderland earned a stunning win at Chelsea that severely dented the Blues' title hopes and gave leaders Liverpool a major boost.
Connor Wickham followed up Marcos Alonso's shot to equalise after Samuel Eto'o had given Chelsea the lead.
After several Chelsea chances, Sunderland were given a penalty when Cesar Azpilicueta fouled Jozy Altidore.
And Fabio Borini scored to inflict Jose Mourinho's first home Premier League defeat in 78 games as Chelsea manager.
The award of a marginal penalty so late in the game sparked anger on the Chelsea bench and Mourinho had to restrain assistant coach Rui Faria, who was seeking to confront referee Mike Dean.
Faria was sent to the stands to watch the final stages as the match - and quite possibly Chelsea's chances of winning the league - fizzled out.
The shock result leaves the second-placed Blues two points behind Liverpool, who will play their game in hand against Norwich on Sunday before hosting Chelsea a week later.
Meanwhile, Sunderland, who had secured a point at title-chasing Manchester City in midweek,closed to within three points of Norwich, who are occupying the final spot above the relegation zone.
While the result was a huge coup for the Black Cats, it represents a devastating blow for Mourinho, who must rouse his men for their trip to Atletico Madrid for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Tuesday.
Once again, the Portuguese was left lamenting the inadequacies of his strikers as the Blues only converted one of their 31 chances in the absence through injury of their top scorer Eden Hazard.
The Blues had begun the match confidently, as Eto'o capitalised on some slack Sunderland marking from a corner to open the scoring.
Willian's delivery found the Cameroon frontman, who pounced in front of Lee Cattermole to notch his 12th goal of the season from close range.
Sunderland's equaliser also came from a corner as the ball was sent directly to Alonso in acres of space on the edge of the area. The Spaniard's low drive was only parried by Schwarzer and Wickham reacted quicker than John Terry to score his third goal in a week.
Chelsea were denied a goal on the half hour when Nemanja Matic was adjudged to have fouled Jack Colback as he nodded the ball down for Terry to sweep home a volley.
Shortly afterwards, Sunderland were saved by the woodwork as Vito Mannone somehow managed to deflect Branislav Ivanovic's header from point-blank range onto the underside of the bar.
Sunderland were indebted to their goalkeeper three more times as he saved from Matic, Mohamed Salah and Willian.
And in a frantic end to the half, two penalty appeals were turned down by referee Dean as Alonso appeared to handle inside the box and Sebastian Larsson shoulder-barged Ramires off the ball in front of goal.
Clearly irked by what he saw as an unfair challenge, Ramires was lucky to escape punishment moments later as he elbowed Larsson in full view of Dean.
Chelsea picked up where they left off in the second half as a brisk counter-attack ended with Eto'o sweeping narrowly past the post.
Mourinho brought on Demba Ba for the final half hour, but even the in-form Senegalese striker could not find his range as he sliced horribly wide from Willian's cut-back.
As the half wore on, the Blues' efforts became increasingly desperate and disjointed as they were repeatedly unable to produce a finish to beat Mannone.
Chelsea's commitment to attack left them exposed on the break and they paid the ultimate price as Azpilicueta's slip let in Altidore down the right.
Azpilicueta slid in to try to challenge the American and was ruled to have brought him down.
Former Chelsea forward Borini, who is on loan from Liverpool, kept a cool head to slot the ball past Schwarzer to send the visiting Sunderland fans into raptures.
Substitute Andre Schurrle responded with a dipping shot from 30 yards which again saw Mannone produce heroics to tip over, before the Italian confidently gathered a Terry header to snuff out Chelsea's last hope.

SPORTS BREAKING NEWS!!!: Liverpool trio lead PFA nominations

Liverpool’s Luis Suarez, Daniel Sturridge and Steven Gerrard lead the nominations for the Professional Footballers' Association's Player of the Year award.
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Chelsea’s Eden Hazard, Manchester City’s Yaya Toure and Southampton’s Adam Lallana complete the six-man shortlist, which was announced on Friday.
The winner of the award, as well as the PFA Young Player of the Year award -- for which Sturridge is also nominated, along with Anfield teammate Raheem Sterling -- will be announced at a ceremony in London on Sunday, April 27.
GettyImagesDaniel Sturridge, Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez have enjoyed outstanding seasons for Liverpool.
The Reds’ trio have led Liverpool’s unexpected charge for the title this season, with Suarez scoring 29 goals in as many Premier League games, Sturridge grabbing 20 in 26 and captain Gerrard scoring 10 and assisting a further 13 in 30 league games.
Gerrard’s form recently prompted Zinedine Zidane to say his services to Liverpool and football are deserving of a league title.
"He has had a great career winning many things -- but it would be a big shame for him if he was never to win the league with Liverpool," Zidane was quoted as saying. "For everything that he has given -- he deserves a league title.
"I don't think that is any secret that Real Madrid and Chelsea had big interest in him and that is just the teams the media knew about.
"He could have played for any team in Europe -- but he turned them down. That sort of loyalty should be rewarded with a title.”
#PFAawardsPFA Men's Young Player of the Year nominee: @hazardeden10 #CFC @chelseafc pic.twitter.com/9eqOMBFmXv— PFA (@PFA) April 18, 2014
Hazard has enjoyed his best season to date as a Chelsea player, helping them to challenge for the Premier League and make it into the semifinals of the Champions League, scoring 17 goals in the process.
His form led Jose Mourinho to label him the best young player in the world.
"I keep saying he has to improve," Mourinho said, following the 1-0FA Cup win against Manchester City in February. "He needs to have his feet on the ground. Ronaldo and Messi are Ronaldo and Messi. Eden Hazard is probably the best young player in the world with legs to go there, but give him time."
Toure has been the figurehead of City’s success as they have won the Capital One Cup and challenged for the title. The Ivory Coast international has scored 22 in 45 games in all competitions.
#PFAawardsPFA Men's Young Player of the Year nominee: @D_Sturridge #LFC @LFC pic.twitter.com/2FEjF0Si9S— PFA (@PFA) April 18, 2014
Meanwhile, Sturridge is also named on the shortlist for the Young Player of the Year alongside teammate Sterling. Hazard is another to receive a second nod.
Everton’s Ross Barkley, Southampton’s Luke Shaw and Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey are also nominated after outstanding seasons for their respective clubs.
Barkley, 20, and Shaw, 18, have forced their way into contention for a possible England call-up ahead of the World Cup, while Ramsey scored 15 goals prior to December for Arsenal before having his season cut short by injury.
Everton boss Roberto Martinez has been forced to react to speculationlinking Barkley with a move away from Goodison Park, such has been his form.
Southampton will decide on Shaw's future at the end of the seasonafter he reportedly attracted the attention of a number of clubs including Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City.
The winners will be announced at the PFA Awards ceremony in London on Sunday, April 27.

BREAKING NEWS!!!: God Reveals himself to a boy

10 REALITY OF LIFE ABOUT GOD:
(1) The level of your faith determines whether you will live as a victor or victim in life.

(2) There are no dead-ends on the road of obedience to God.

(3) Salvation is more than breaking bad habits, it's creating good character.

(4) God tries our faith so that we may try his faithfulness.

(5) God unseen works in our heart produces fruits in our lives,

(6) Jesus died to save us and lives to keep us.

(7) Others sees what we do but God sees why we do it.

(8) If you wants to master temptation, let christ master you.

(9) God dosen't comfort us to make us to be comfortable, but to make us comforters.

(10) Whatever God teaches us through pain is everlasting gain.

"thanks my friend, happy GOOD FRIDAY, AND EASTER"

LIVERPOOL NEWS: Rodgers hopeful on Sturridge return

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is confident striker Daniel Sturridge will be fit to play a part in his side's Premier League title run-in.
Rodgers said Sturridge could miss the trip to Norwich on Sunday with a hamstring strain suffered in Sunday's win over Manchester City.
But he is optimistic the England striker, 24, will not be out for long.
"He may be a risk for the weekend," said Rodgers, whose team top the table by two points.
"It is not too serious and it's not going to keep him out for too many weeks. He does recover very quickly though."
Sturridge has hit 23 goals for his club this season - plus two for England - although he has not scored in his last three matches.
Liverpool's 3-2 win over City keeps them two points clear of nearest rivals Chelsea at the top of the Premier League.
Even if fifth-placed Everton defeat Manchester United on Sunday, Liverpool will guarantee Champions League football for next season if they beat a Norwich side who have lost four of their last five matches.
"We've made great progress this season and our objective to qualify for the Champions League was always going to be a very difficult one because of the competitive nature of the league," said Rodgers.
"But we're still on course for that. If we can get a win at the weekend, then that would rubber-stamp that for us."
Third-placed Manchester City's 2-2 draw at home to bottom club Sunderlandon Wednesday means that the destiny of the title lies with both Liverpool and Chelsea, who will meet at Anfield on 27 April.
"One of our rivals might have dropped points, but it's irrelevant," said Rodgers. "You have to do your own job.
"Last night was also a warning sign for everyone. With four games to go, nothing's guaranteed. I've said that all along."

Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona: Bale winner sees Real lift Copa del Rey

Gareth Bale's stunning individual goal five minutes from time won the Copa del Rey final for Real Madrid at the expense of arch-rivals Barcelona.
The Wales forward outsprinted Barca defender Marc Bartra from the halfway line before coolly converting past keeper Jose Manuel Pinto.
Real took an early lead when Angel Di Maria fired into the bottom corner.
Barca levelled through Bartra's second-half header but it was Real celebrating after Bale's winner.
Former Tottenham star Bale had been accused of not delivering in Madrid's big matches since arriving at the Bernabeu in a world record £85m switchlast summer.
But, without the injured Cristiano Ronaldo alongside him, the 24-year-old took centre stage with a moment of inspiration which swung a delicately-balanced final in favour of Carlo Ancelotti's side at a crucial stage.
With Barcelona pressing for a winner, Real countered quickly with pace - a tactic which they had employed throughout - to snatch the first silverware of the Spanish season.
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, a largely anonymous figure, lost possession in the Madrid penalty area before Fabio Coentrao launched the attack with a long ball down the left touchline towards Bale.
Bale knocked the ball into the empty Barcelona half and, despite Bartra's best efforts to lever him off the ball, managed to keep his feet before squeezing past Pinto at his near post.
It was a bitter blow for Barcelona, who had showed character and resilience to fight their way back into the tie.
The Catalans dominated possession throughout but failed to test the recalled Iker Casillas, who has been Diego Lopez's understudy in La Liga but a starter in the Copa del Rey, with regularity or substance.
It has been a familiar pattern in coach Tata Martino's first season at the Nou Camp, leading to criticism of the Argentine's methods and doubts over his long-term future.
Martino was tactically outwitted by Real counterpart Ancelotti - for the first time this season after Barca won at both the Nou Campand Bernabeu- as the Italian's players carried out his instructions to the letter. Madrid were organised and committed as they defended resolutely in numbers before utilising the pace of Bale and Di Maria on the break.
The Argentina international latched on to Karim Benzema's pass before shooting across Pinto, only playing because of Victor Valdes's continuing absence through injury, for the 11th-minute opener.
Barca dictated the play after Real's goal, without managing to stretch Casillas, and continued to patiently probe for an opening after the break.
Despite barely meriting an equaliser, they were level when Bartra was left unmarked to powerfully head Xavi's 68th-minute corner into the top corner.
After Bale put Madrid back in front, Barcelona almost recovered for a second time in the dying stages. Neymar poked a shot past Casillas, only to see his effort cannon back off the Real post into the grateful hands of the Spain international.
The Catalans have endured a miserable season by their own high standards, with a series of off-the-field troubles compounding their below-par performances on the pitch.
The club's reputation has taken a battering over the past few months following the tax scandalsurrounding last summer's £50m signing of Brazil star Neymar and a Fifa transfer banfor breaking rules on signing teenage players last month.
On top of that, the prospect of a rare trophyless season is now a strong possibility.
The reigning Spanish champions are third in La Liga, four points adrift of leaders Atletico and one behind Real, with five games remaining and were eliminated from the Champions League by Atletico last week.
By contrast, Bale's late goal allowed Real to take the first step towards a potential treble - as they are also pushing to win La Liga and the Champions League, in which they face Bayern Munich in the last four

Heartbleed Bug: Public urged to reset all passwords

Several tech firms are urging people to change all their passwords after the discovery of a major security flaw.
The Yahoo blogging platform Tumblr has advised the publicto "change your passwords everywhere - especially your high-security services like email, file storage and banking".
Security advisers have given similar warnings about the Heartbleed Bug.
It follows news that a productused to safeguard data could be compromised to allow eavesdropping.
OpenSSL is a popular cryptographic library used to digitally scramble sensitive data as it passes to and from computer servers so that only the service provider and the intended recipients can make sense of it.
On the scale of one to 10, this is an 11
Bruce Schneier, Security technologist
If an organisation employs OpenSSL, users see a padlock icon in their web browser - although this can also be triggered by rival products.
Those affected include Canada's tax collecting agency, which halted online services"to safeguard the integrity of the information we hold".
Copied keys
Google Security and Codenomicon - a Finnish security company - revealed on Monday that a flaw had existed in OpenSSL for more than two years that could be used to expose the secret keys that identify service providers employing the code.
They said that if attackers made copies of these keys they could steal the names and passwords of people using the services, as well as take copies of their data and set up spoof sites that would appear legitimate because they used the stolen credentials.
Password tips
The University of Surrey's Prof Alan Woodward is among security experts to have suggested internet users should now update their login details.
He suggests the following rules should be observed when picking a new password.
Don't choose one obviously associated with you
Hackers can find out a lot about you from social media so if they are targeting you specifically and you choose, say, your pet's name you're in trouble.
Choose words that don't appear in a dictionary
Hackers can precalculate the encrypted forms of whole dictionaries and easily reverse engineer your password.
Use a mixture of unusual characters
You can use a word or phrase that you can easily remember but where characters are substituted, eg, Myd0gha2B1g3ars!
Have different passwords for different sites and systems
If hackers compromise one system you do not want them having the key to unlock all your other accounts.
Keep them safely
With multiple passwords it is tempting to write them down and carry them around with you. Better to use some form of secure password vault on your phone.
It is not known whether the exploit had been used before the revelation, since doing so would not leave a trail - unless the hackers published their haul online.
"If people have logged into a service during the window of vulnerability then there is a chance that the password is already harvested," said Ari Takanen, Codenomicon's chief technology officer.
"In that sense it's a good idea to change the passwords on all the updated web portals."
Other security experts have been shocked by the revelation
"Catastrophic is the right word. On the scale of one to 10, this is an 11," blogged Bruce Schneier.
The BBC understands that Google warned a select number of organisations about the issue before making it public, so they could update their equipment to a new version of OpenSSL released at the start of the week.
However, it appears that Yahoo was not included on this list and tech site Cnet has reportedthat some people were able to obtain

CHESEA 2(3)-0(3) PSG: Chelsea Magic worked yet again.

Chelsea wins PSG 2-0 at Stamford Bridge through two substitutes Demba Ba and Andre Schurrle who was brougth onfield in place of injured Hazard and tired Lampard.
Chelsea repeated their heroic come-back against Napoli in 2012, overturning a first leg deficit.
Cavani and Lavezzi were a victim of double Chelsea heart-breaker as the duo witness another Blues magic yet in another club.