Fabio Borini scored a late penalty as bottom-side Sunderland beat Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge to dent the Blues' title hopes.

Samuel Eto'o put the home side ahead ahead on 12 minutes when volleying home Willian's corner from the left.

But Connor Wickham - who scored a brace in Sunderland's midweek draw with Man City - levelled six minutes later when slotting home from close range after Mark Schwarzer could only parry Marcos Alonso's long range effort from a corner.

Ramires looked lucky to stay on the field after appearing to catch Sebastian Larsson with an elbow, and the Black Cats won the game with eight minutes remaining after a penalty was awarded when subsitute Jozy Altidore went down under a challenge by Cesar Azpilicueta in the box.

On loan Liverpool player Borini scored the resulting penalty to hand his parent club the advantage in the title race over his former club Chelsea, and hand his present side Sunderland a relegation lifeline, with the Black Cats now just three points from safety.

Sunderland inflicted Jose Mourinho's first home league defeat as Chelsea manager, and the loss means leaders Liverpool can open up a four-point advantage over the second-placed Blues with victory at Norwich on Sunday.

It was a bad day for the Blues, whose coach Rui Faria was sent to the stands, with Mourinho having to drag Faria away from fourth official Phil Dowd as the hosts' protests turned ugly after Sunderland stole the late lead.

Midfielder midfielder Ramires could also be facing a premature end to his campaign if he receives punishment for appearing to strike Larsson in the face. The FA's disciplinary department will be likely to review footage of the incident, and are able to impose sanctions given referee Mike Dean took no action during the match.

Ramires' two red cards this season could see him receive a five-match ban.

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Teams

Chelsea Schwarzer, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta, Ramires, Matic, Salah (Schurrle 65), Oscar (Ba 58), Willian, Eto’o (Torres 73)
Subs Not Used Hilario, Luiz, Lampard, Mikel
Booked Torres
Goals Eto’o 12

Sunderland Mannone, Vergini, O’Shea, Brown, Alonso, Cattermole, Johnson (Giaccherini 65), Larsson, Colback, Borini, Wickham (Altidore 65)
Subs Not Used Celustka, El-Hadji Ba, Scocco, Ustari, Mavrias
Booked Cattermole, Brown
Goals Wickham 18, Borini (pen) 82

Attendance 41,210

Referee Mike Dean