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Updated December 24, 2023

Wolverhampton Surprise Chelsea at Molineux Stadium

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It's another disappointing week for Chelsea FC as they lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium.

Wolverhampton Surprise Chelsea at Molineux Stadium

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It's another disappointing week for Chelsea FC as they lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium. On Christmas Eve, the Wolves welcomed Chelsea FC and secured a much-needed 2-1 victory at their home ground. This win registered Wolverhampton's consecutive league victories against Chelsea FC for the first time since 1975. Chelsea have lost more games (19) in 2023 than any other side in the Premier League. Only Almeria, Werder Breman, and Empoli lost more games than Chelsea in the top five European competitions. However, Wolverhampton Wanderers leveled their points with Chelsea with this win. But due to the Goal Difference, the Wolves stand at 11, one behind Chelsea.

Match Report

At Molineux Stadium, Wolves' boss Gary O'Neil set up his team formation with 3-4-2-1, using three center-backs with two wing-backs. On the other side, Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino played his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation, where Armando Broja led Chelsea's attack with Nicolas Jackson, Palmer, and Raheem Sterling. The match started with Chelsea dominating the home team. They created tons of chances in the first half but failed to score. However, the golden opportunity came in the 32nd minute for Chelsea when Raheem Sterling found Jose Sa, the goalkeeper of the Wolves, one-on-one inside the box. Sterling also had the options as Nico Jackson and Palmer were on his right side. But Sterling decided to take a shot, which was denied by Jose Sa with a brilliant save. Wolverhampton, on the other hand, also created some chances. But like Chelsea, they also failed to find the net in the first 45 minutes. As a result, the first half ended at 0-0. However, the home side changed their approach after the break. They became very aggressive from the start of the second half, leading them to score a goal against the Blues. In the 51st minute, Wolves' midfielder Mario Lemina broke the deadlock as he found the net with the help of former PSG man Pablo Sarabia. Chelsea made a great response after conceding the goal, but they couldn't find the back of the net as Jose Sa made some incredible saves to deny 2 to 3 goals. The match saw two more goals in injury time, one for the Wolves and the other one for Chelsea. In the 90+3 minute, Matt Doherty, who came off the bench in the 86th minute, hammered the final nail into Chelsea's coffin. Doherty made the scoreline 2-0 as he scored for the Wolves. However, Christopher Nkunku scored his first-ever goal for the Blues to reduce the deficit. He found the net in the 96th minute with an assist from Raheem Sterling. But Wolverhampton sealed the match in the end at Molineux Stadium.

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