Luiz 54       Rooney 29

                                                                                                                   Lampard (pen) 80  

A controversial late penalty kept Chelsea hanging on in the EPL title race, consigning leaders Manchester United to their second EPL defeat of the season.

Blues; substitute Yuri Zhirkov fell under minimal challenge from United centre-back Chris Smalling on 80 minutes and Frank Lampard crashed home the spot-kick.

Chelsea deserved the win, however, controlling the second half as United had the first and creating many more chances.

United went ahead on 29 minutes when Wayne Rooney drove a superb low right-footed shot past Chelsea keeper Petr Cech’s right hand from 25 yards.

United keeper Edwin Van der Sar made a wonderful double save to deny Lampard and Branislav Ivanovic just before half-time.

But he was beaten nine minutes after half-time when centre-back David Luiz fired a right-foot shot past him from Ivanovic’s flick-on.

Rooney should have put United in front in the 64^th minute but shot across the face of goal after being put through down the left by Nani.

Zhirkov’s right-foot shot deflected off Nemanja Vidic onto the post after 82 minutes. While United sub Fabio da Silva’s 87^th-minute shot was smothered by Cech.

And Vidic was dismissed in stoppage time for his second yellow card after fouling Ramires.