Chelsea faced off against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Molineux Stadium earlier today as they hoped to secure a positive result on the road in the Premier League. The Blues made a solid start to the game and managed to get to the half-time break with a goalless scoreline.
Mario Lemina gave Wolves the lead in the 51st minute before Matt Doherty made it 2-0 to the home team in injury-time. Christopher Nkunku got a goal back for his team but Mauricio Pochettino’s men ended up crashing to a poor 2-1 loss away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Chelsea player performed during the match against Wolves.
GK: Dorde Petrovic – 6.5/10
He made a few solid saves at the back but won’t be happy after conceding twice in the second half.
RB: Malo Gusto – 6.5/10
Gusto cleared the danger when he could and made two key chances going forward.
CB: Axel Disasi – 6.5/10
He tried his best to keep things solid at the back and won his fair share of aerial duels.
CB: Thiago Silva – 6/10
Silva made some crucial clearances inside his half and was strong in the air.
LB: Levi Colwill – 6.5/10
He came back to defend when required and made two promising runs with the ball.
CM: Lesley Ugochukwu – 6/10
He made some solid tackles but struggled to get a foothold in the game.
CM: Conor Gallagher – 6.5/10
Gallagher was full of energy and running in both halves but failed to make a difference in the final third.
RW: Cole Palmer – 6/10
He caused a few problems for the opposition defenders but failed to find the back of the net.
CAM: Nicolas Jackson – 6/10
Jackson made two decent chances for others around him and was replaced in the 79th minute.
LW: Raheem Sterling – 7/10
He was a constant menace in the final third and managed to earn an assist for setting up Nkunku’s goal in injury time.
ST: Armando Broja – 6/10
Broja made one good run with the ball but failed to threaten the opponent’s goal.
Substitutes:
ST: Christopher Nkunku – 7/10
He came on and managed to get his name on the scoresheet in injury time.
LW: Mykhailo Mudryk – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
LB: Ian Maatsen – 6/10
He struggled to influence the game.
RW: Noni Madueke – 6/10
Madueke had two bright moments in the game.
CB: Benoit Badiashile – 5.5/10
He made a poor error at the back.
