The pressure cranked up on Jose Mourinho after Liverpool as a Halloween horror show descended on Stamford Bridge.
Widespread reports before kick-off suggested another defeat could prove fatal for the Chelsea manager and he watched the Reds recover from an early setback to taste victory.
Ramires broke the deadlock with just four minutes gone as he headed home a much-needed opener for the Premier League champions.
But when Philippe Coutinho equalised with a curling shot in first-half stoppage time the whole complexion of this game changed.
Coutinho grabbed a second for the visitors to put them in front before substitute Christian Benteke finished the job with a low drive.
That makes it six league losses for the west Londoners this season and keeps them 15th in the the table.
