By ROB HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
Associated Press Sports
updated 4:55 p.m. ET Aug. 22, 2012
LONDON (AP) -Fernando Torres helped spare Chelsea from an early Premier League setback Wednesday, scoring the decisive goal as the European champions came from behind to beat newcomer Reading 4-2.
The unmarked Torres tapped the ball into the net from Ashley Cole's cross in the 81st minute to make it 3-2.
And, as Reading piled forward in search of an equalizer, Eden Hazard broke free on a counterattack and set up Branislav Ivanovic to cap the comeback in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
Chelsea had led through Frank Lampard's 18th-minute penalty kick, but Pavel Pogrebnyak's header and Danny Guthrie's free kick put Reading into a surprise lead at half time.
Defender Gary Cahill leveled in the 69th when his strike was fumbled into the net by Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici.
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