Chelsea's 13-game winning run at home came to a shuddering halt as Wilfried Zaha and Christian Benteke scored in quick succession after Cesc Fabregas had opened the scoring.
Tottenham beat Burnley 2-0 to cut Chelsea's lead at the top to seven points. The Blues require 21 points to be certain of the title.
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte: "For sure, for you (the media) it's a good result because (it) makes this more interesting in the championship".
"I always said that the league finishes when you have the mathematical team who won, otherwise you must fight and play every game to win, because in England there doesn't exist an easy game". There are nine games to play and we have to think step by step and at the end if we deserve to win the title I will be very happy.
After goals by Wilfried Zaha and Christian Benteke turned Saturday's game around with little more than 10 minutes on the clock, Sakho soaked up everything the hosts threw at him for the rest of it.
"There is big pressure but it is normal when you are in a great club and you are very good".
Nigerian winger Victor Moses was absent as Chelsea fell to Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Stations of the Cross re-enactment held in streets of Reading
Good Friday services are held in the Church immediately following. "It was a big success, about 300 people came", he said. Station by station parishioners young and old prayed and reflected as they walked through the streets of Allerton.
"Our performance was good but I don't want to use this word unlucky because I don't like this word". Sometimes players respond better to that and let's hope that's the case.
"I think his ability is something that Wilf can look at and try to match. If you are able to keep this position it means that we deserve it". But I don't change my mentality whether we win or lose.
Chelsea stepped up their game after the goals and launched wave after wave of attacks on Palace's goal but goalkeeper Wayne Henessey was one of the heroes of the night, pulling off a number of fine saves to keep the Blues at bay.
"It is another game, I don't know if it is the flawless team for us".
Sam Allardyce's men have now won four Premier League matches in a row.
"It's happened, and certainly at the moment he is playing outstanding football for us and in the Premier League - the hardest place to perform consistently as it's such a competitive league".
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