A hat-trick from Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Matheus Cunha once more uncovered Chelsea’s defensive frailties with the guests coming from behind to report a 4-2 win at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Brazilian striker Matheus Cunha celebrates after scoring his staff fourth objective.(AFP)
It was the second time in every week the big-spending London facet had shipped 4 objectives after shedding 4-1 to Liverpool on Wednesday and the defeat piled strain on coach Mauricio Pochettino.
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Chelsea, who appeared brilliant at the beginning, went forward within the twentieth minute via Cole Palmer, whose neatly-taken objective was his tenth for his new facet within the Premier League. But two minutes later Joao Gomes discovered Brazilian compatriot Cunha whose shot took an enormous deflection off Chelsea defender Thiago Silva.
Wolves’ second simply earlier than halftime got here from a shot by Rayan Ait-Nouri, which hit Axel Disasi and was given as an own-goal with Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic wrongfooted.
Chelsea pushed ahead however appeared disorganised on the again. At the age of 39, Silva’s lack of tempo is displaying and his younger defensive staff mates appeared in need of expertise and cohesion.
Cunha made it 3-1 halfway via the second half, after Pedro Neto caught Chelsea on the break, and scored his third from the spot within the 82nd after being introduced down by defender Malo Gusto.
Brazilian Silva scored a comfort header with 4 minutes of regular time remaining however by then many dwelling supporters had been already leaving the stadium.
The defeat piles strain on coach Mauricio Pochettino with Chelsea dropping to eleventh within the desk and Wolves leap-frogging them to tenth.
He mentioned the gamers had been missing in confidence and performances weren’t ok. “We feel the pressure and the stress to win, to play well to perform. We didn’t have time to feel confident,” the Argentine mentioned.
“I think we are all not good enough. At the moment this is the reality. Myself, also. What we are showing today is we are not good enough. We didn’t manage the situation properly.”
The former Tottenham Hotspur coach added that expectations had been excessive and the gamers felt these expectations. “At the moment, we are not matching the history of the club… that is true. We need to accept and be critical. We will not give up.”
Several voices within the crowd began singing the title of former coach Jose Mourinho, lately sacked by AS Roma, who led Chelsea to a few Premier League titles throughout his tenure. It was Wolves’ first win at Stamford Bridge since 1979 and the primary top-flight double over Chelsea since 1975. They beat Chelsea 2-1 at dwelling on Dec. 24.
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