A 4-2 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light saw West Bromwich Albion leapfrog Chelsea and climb to third in the Premier League standings.
Turkey's hopes of FIFA World Cup qualification receded even further tonight as they slumped to a 3-1 defeat in Hungary.
Hungary returned to winning ways in FIFA World Cup qualifying Group D this evening with a narrow 1-0 triumph over Estonia in Tallinn.
Brendan Rodgers will have to wait a little while longer until he can celebrate his first win at Liverpool, being soundly beaten 3-0 by a West Bromwich Albion side, instead giving Steve Clarke a debut win.
West Browich Albion midfielder Zoltan Gera suffered a knee injury in the club's Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur and has been ruled out for the rest of the season.
Roy Hodgson has confirmed that midfielder Zoltan Gera will be unavailable for West Bromwich Albion for an extended period of time after suffering a knee injury at the weekend.