Wolves v Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Matt Doherty winner punishes woeful Blues
Wolves 2-1 Chelsea: A Christmas Eve set-back for Mauricio Pochettino’s side as goals from Mario Lemina and Doherty earn the hosts a deserved win at Molineux
Wolves continued their stellar home form with a 2-1 win over Chelsea in the Premier League thanks to second-half strikes from Mario Lemina and Matt Doherty.
Lemina headed in a Pablo Sarabia corner six minutes after halftime to give Wolves the lead before Doherty secured the win for Wolves with a second goal in added time.
Christopher Nkunku netted a consolation goal for Chelsea, his first for the London club since his close-season move, but Mauricio Pochettino’s side could not find an equaliser as they fell to their eighth league defeat of the season.
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HALF TIME! Wolves 0-0 Chelsea
Wolves grew into it before half time but Chelsea should be leading. Pochettino’s side started well but lacked a clinical touch to turn moments into chances before Sterling wasted a golden one when Gomes was robbed inside his own half.
A familiar tale for Chelsea.
Wolves 0-0 Chelsea
45+1 mins: A late flurry from Chelsea, as Wolves almost shoot themselves in the foot! Cunha gives the ball away and it leads to Palmer having the chance to strike at goal - a deflection off Toti takes it over the bar.
Wolves 0-0 Chelsea
44 mins: BIG chance for Wolves before half time! Sarabia plays a lovely pass over the top and into the space behind Silva and Hwang latches onto it. Petrovic stays to his line and Hwang snatches at the shot from the angle, blazing high and wide.
But for all of Chelsea’s earlier possession, that was probably the second best chance of the match so far, after Sterling’s miss.
Wolves 0-0 Chelsea
42 mins: Wolves have grown into this and are looking the likelier to score before half time! A teasing cross into the box is only half cleared by Chelsea and Sarabia’s snapshot takes a wicked deflection off Silva before going out fo r a corner, but that wasn’t far away.
Wolves 0-0 Chelsea
41 mins: The moment of the match so far, and one that gets worse for Sterling every time you look at it.
Wolves 0-0 Chelsea
38 mins: Oooh. Chance for Wolves! Lemina’s shot was blocked and it fell to Hwang in the box, as Chelsea appealed for an offside flag that never came. Hwang couldn’t quite get the ball to settle or turn in time to get the shot away, as Chelsea scramble it clear.
Wolves 0-0 Chelsea
37 mins: Just after Sterling blew that three-on-one, Gallagher curled an effort straight at Sa before Palmer, possibly still furious at Sterling for not squaring it to him, shot well over from 25 yards.
Wolves 0-0 Chelsea
32 mins: CHANCE! HUGE CHANCE FOR CHELSEA!
But how have they not scored?! It was almost a disaster for Gomes in midfield as Sterling robbed him. Suddenly it was three on one, with no Wolves players back. Sterling had Palmer and Jackson in support but went for goal and fails to beat Sa, who makes the save!
What a waste!
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