Liverpool crashed to a third successive defeat as Estevao Willian’s last-gasp strike condemned the spluttering Premier League champions to a 2-1 defeat against Chelsea on Saturday. After making a perfect start to the season with seven wins in all competitions, including five in the Premier League, Liverpool have suffered an unexpected blip with shock defeats at Crystal Palace, Galatasaray, and Chelsea. Those late goals had papered over the cracks as Liverpool struggled to gel following Slot’s close-season spending spree. Chelsea’s late show lifted them to sixth place as under-fire boss Enzo Maresca avoided a third successive league defeat. When Chelsea lost Benoit Badiashile to an injury, Reece James was forced to move to centre-back in a switch that Liverpool quickly exposed.