Matheus Nunes' stunning volley moved Wolves four points clear of the relegation zone as Frank Lampard's reign as Chelsea caretaker manager started in disappointing fashion with a 1-0 defeat.
Match Report
Lampard, who was sacked by the club in January 2021, returned to the Blues dugout where he will remain for the rest of the season but was unable to solve their attacking problems at Molineux.
Nunes lit up what had been a low-quality first half with a sensational strike from inside the box which found the top corner for his first Premier League goal since joining for a club-record deal of £42.2m.
Chelsea rarely looked like scoring throughout and have now not found the net in their last three league games as their season continues to fall apart, sitting 11th and 17 points off the top four.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
18' CHANCE! Sterling's shot blocked
22' Joao Gomes goes down in the box but ref says no penalty!
31' GOAL! Wolves 1-0 Chelsea (Matheus Nunes)
37' MISS! Diego Costa's shot denied by Kepa
39' Yellow Card! Lemina booked
49' Yellow Card! Marc Cucurella booked
79' Injured Fofana replaced by Trevoh Chalobah
85' MISS! Aubameyang's shot blocked
Line-ups
Wolves XI: Diego Costa, Dawson, Lemina, Semedo, Jose Sa, Podence, Kilman, Matheus Cunha, Matheus Nunes, Toti Gomes, João Gomes
Subs: Moutinho, Sarabia, Daniel Bentley, Traore, Hwang Hee-Chan, Pedro Neto, Joe Hodge, Nathan Collins, Hugo Bueno
Chelsea XI: Koulibaly, Kovacic, Sterling, Kepa, Marc Cucurella, Havertz, Reece James, Felix, Conor Gallagher, Wesley Fofana, Enzo Fernández
Subs: Aubameyang, Edouard Mendy, Loftus-Cheek, Trevoh Chalobah, Chilwell, Zakaria, Pulisic, Benoît Badiashile, Mykhaylo Mudryk
Enigma46
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Chelsea owner Ted Boehly still looking for the receipt for Chelsea FC
bonding
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The GIF is already here, my pleasure: http://www.goalgif.xyz/v2/live/matchGifs?match_id=53396707&language=en
casper24
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Lampard coming back to finish what he started
pjames07
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Lampard wants to be the first manager to relegate two clubs in a season 😊😊😊
itz_me_ojei
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Wolves 1-0 Chelsea Chelsea (39 points) are closer to 20th place Southampton (23 points) than they are to 4th place Manchester United (56 points) 😳
Ămär Khåñ
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I have finally seen the Full meaning of POTTER (Push Out Thomas Tuchel & End in Relegation) 😂😂
eggosa91
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this man is what chelsea need !! Despline good tactics and experience ..... Jose Mourinho who is with me ✌️
Cube
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Lampard to Porter
STORMDC
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lampards agenda for Chelsea 1. lose his first match 2. draw against Madrid 3.win his second pl match 4. lose against Madrid and clash out of CL. 5. Go on a 5 match losing run and put Chelsea among the relegation candidates.... 6. terminate his contract and leave as a legend.NICE[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
lawalolamide
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Lampard to Potter "don't worry I will finish the race"
P147
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🚩I feel like crying when I remember that Chelsea will waste their time training to play Real Madrid
GodfreyMutei
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Lampard could as well be the first Interim coach to be fired 🔥 before due date