Chelsea lucky as late penalty salvages a point against disappointed West Bromwich Albion Chelsea and WBA had a testy encounter, with players coming together after this free kick. CHELSEA survived a huge scare against West Bromwich Albion as Eden Hazard converted a controversial late penalty to secure a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge. It looked as though Jose Mourinho was set to suffer his first home Premier League defeat in charge of Chelsea before referee Andre Marriner pointed to the spot deep into stoppage-time after Ramires went down easily in the area under a challenge from Steven Reid. West Brom had come from behind to take the lead after Samuel Eto'o had seized on a moment of hesitation from Liam Ridgewell to open the scoring on the stroke of half-time. Shane Long equalised with a header on the hour mark and Stephane Sessegnon then made it 2-1 when Petr Cech was at fault in failing to keep out his low shot. Mourinho, who had not lost any of his previous 65 Premier League home games in two spells as Blues manager, winning 51, recalled Hazard to the side after leaving the Belgian midfielder out against Schalke when a lost passport saw him return late for training. The visitors, with manager Steve Clarke taking on his old club, broke on eight minutes but Morgan Amalfitano dragged his shot wide. Chelsea were awarded a free-kick on 14 minutes after Oscar was upended by Claudio Yacob. Frank Lampard smacked the ball straight into Youssouf Mulumbu, with Long racing away on to the rebound down the left flank before he was tripped by Lampard, which resulted in a yellow card for the Chelsea midfielder. Oscar took a free-kick from 25 yards after a foul by Yacob on Hazard and curled the ball up over the wall, but Baggies keeper Boaz Myhill was alert to tip it over the crossbar. Chelsea continued to press, with Oscar smashing the ball high into the Shed End from 18 yards after a quick break. The hosts took the lead on the stroke of half-time. Hazard cut in from the left and drilled in a low shot, which Myhill did well to push away at full strength. However, Ridgewell dithered instead of hacking the loose ball away and Eto'o snuck in on the blind side again to slot past the keeper into the far corner. Eto'o, who scored a similar opportunist goal against Schalke off the goalkeeper's error in midweek, wheeled away in celebration and was booked for his troubles. Chelsea opened up West Brom at the start of the second half with a wonderful sweeping 30-yard pass from Oscar which floated over to Hazard, charging into the area down the left. However, the Belgian's first touch was heavy, which pushed the ball on through to a grateful Myhill. Eden Hazard stood between WBA and a massive upset. Mourinho backs penalty decision West Brom were almost level on 56 minutes when Amalfitano's deep cross from the right was headed against the outside of the far post by Long. The visitors did equalise on the hour, though. A corner from the right was met with a power header from Gareth McAuley, which Cech did well to beat away at point-blank range. As the ball looped up in the six-yard box, with the Chelsea keeper on the floor in the goal, Long climbed highest through the bodies to nod in his first of the season. Mourinho reacted by changing Lampard for striker Demba Ba. However, it was the visitors who went ahead on 68 minutes. The Baggies broke quickly down the left, with Ridgewell in support of the counter-attack and he fed Sessegnon at the edge of the penalty area. The Benin forward sidestepped his marker and sent a low shot goalwards, which squirmed through Cech's grasp and into the net. Mourinho made his final throw of the dice when Cesar Azpilicueta was replaced by John Obi Mikel and Juan Mata came on for Oscar. Myhill denied Branislav Ivanovic with a smart save down to his right as Chelsea pressed for an equaliser before Willian headed over. However, West Brom were left crestfallen in the fourth minute of stoppage-time when Reid was adjudged to have pushed over Ramires, and Hazard slotted past Myhill to snatch Chelsea a draw. Liverpool thumped Fulham to close the gap on leaders Arsenal to two points, while Aston Villa ended their recent goal drought with victory over Cardiff City. Managerless Crystal Palace picked up a point after holding high-flying Everton at Selhurst Park. Mourinho narrowly avoided his first league defeat at Stamford Bridge after Eden Hazard tucked away a debatable late penalty to salvage a 2-2 draw against West Bromwich Albion. Chelsea went ahead just before half-time when Boaz Myhill pushed out Hazard's curling shot and Samuel Eto'o prodded home as Liam Ridgewell dithered in the six-yard box. Shane Long saw a header come back off the post for West Brom on 57 minutes, but four minutes later, the Republic of Ireland striker drew the visitors level. Petr Cech produced a brilliant reaction save to push Garath McAuley's header into the air and, as the ball dropped, Long showed the greater desire to head home. The best from another busy weekend on Soccer Saturday with Jeff and the boys. West Brom then took the lead on 68 minutes following a counter-attack which ended with Stephane Sessegnon's low shot from the edge of the area somehow going through Cech's hands. Deep into stoppage-time, Ramires went down in the box under Steven Reid's challenge and Hazard coolly rolled the penalty home to preserve Mourinho's unbeaten home record, much to the fury of West Brom's players. Luis Suarez and Steven Gerrard stole the show as Liverpool beat Fulham 4-0 at Anfield to increase the pressure on Cottagers manager Martin Jol. Matt Le Tissier says on the evidence of Fulham's performance against Liverpool, they could face a battle to retain their Premier League status. Liverpool were in front midway through the first half when Steven Gerrard whipped in a free-kick from the right and Luis Suarez's glancing header deflected off Fernando Amorebieta to leave Maarten Stekelenburg wrong-footed. Fulham were undone by another set-piece three minutes later when Gerrard curled in a corner from the right and Martin Skrtel powered a header past Stekelenburg. It was 3-0 nine minutes before half-time when Jordan Henderson's superb pass sliced open the Fulham defence and Luis Suarez finished past Stekelenburg. The visitors continued to contribute to their own downfall when Kieran Richardson was caught in possession by Gerrard on 54 minutes and the Liverpool captain slipped in Suarez to score his second of the game. Southampton continued their impressive start to the season with a resounding 4-1 victory over Hull City at St Mary's. Charlie Nicholas hailed an all-round team performance by Southampton in their 4-1 win against Hull. Mauricio Pochettino's side took the lead on 16 minutes when Nathaniel Clyne's cross hung in the air and Rickie Lambert nodded the ball back across goal for Morgan Schneiderlin to head beyond Steve Harper. Veteran Hull keeper Harper then came racing out of his goal on the half-hour mark to bring down Adam Lallana just inside the area and Lambert hammered home the resulting penalty. Lallana, who was called into the England squad earlier in the week, then showed just why he had caught the watching Roy Hodgson's eye as he skipped past two players on the left of the box before cutting inside and curling a low shot past Harper. Hull were gifted a goal back 10 minutes into the second half when Victor Wanyama failed to control Artur Boruc's roll-out and the ball broke for Yannick Sagbo to steer a precise shot from the edge of the area past the Southampton keeper. Phil Thompson believes it was a deserved but much needed vcitory for Paul Lambert's side at Villa Park. The Saints scored a fourth goal two minutes from time when Clyne whipped in a cross from the right flank and substitute Steven Davis controlled the ball and finished sharply past Harper. Leandro Bacuna and Libor Kozak scored their second goals for Aston Villa in a 2-0 home win over Cardiff which ended a run of four games without a goal for Paul Lambert's side. In a game of few chances, Villa took the lead on 76 minutes when summer signing Bacuna curled a free-kick over the wall and inside the post as Cardiff keeper David Marshall could only watch on. A second goal arrived six minutes from time when Aleksandar Tonev's cross was headed back across goal by substitute Matthew Lowton and Kozak rose well to head inside the post. Paul Merson felt Crystal Palace thoroughly deserved their point against Everton Crystal Palace avoided defeat for only the second time this season after a 0-0 draw at home with Everton. Palace had been the better team for long periods and Jerome Thomas forced a superb save out of Tim Howard in the first half before Marouane Chamakh headed off target. Thomas came close again in the second period before Everton defender Phil Jagielka saw a header bounce back off the crossbar.