West Bromwich 1-1 Chelsea: Blues slip as Victor Anichebe equalizes late

Chelsea's Gary Cahill (L) and Petr Cech (C) challenge West Bromwich Albion's Thievy Bifouma during their Premier League match at the Hawthorns in West Bromwich, central England, February 11, 2014.

(Reuters) - Premier League leaders Chelsea were hit by an 87th-minute sucker punch as they were held to a 1-1 draw by lowly West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday, handing the title race initiative back to Arsenal and Manchester City.

It looked like Jose Mourinho's side would move four points clear after defender Branislav Ivanovic, who got the winner in Chelsea's 1-0 triumph at Manchester City last week, smashed the ball home in first-half injury time to put the visitors ahead.