Chelsea entertained Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge earlier today as they hoped to secure a victory at home in the Premier League. The Blues made a good start to the contest and scored the opening goal in the 19th minute thanks to Cole Palmer’s effort. However, Matheus Cunha equalised just three minutes later. Wolves took the lead in the 43rd minute due to Axel Disasi’s unfortunate own goal. Chelsea went into the half-time break 2-1 down on the scoreline.
Cunha scored again in the 63rd minute before going on to complete his hat trick in the 82nd minute from the penalty spot. Thiago Silva scored a consolation goal in the 86th minute as Mauricio Pochettino’s men crashed to a dismal 4-2 defeat in front of their home supporters.
Let’s take a look at how each Chelsea player performed during the match against Wolves.
GK: Dorde Petrovic – 6/10
He made a few crucial saves at the back but conceded four goals today.
RB: Malo Gusto – 5/10
He made some poor errors defensively and conceded a late penalty.
CB: Axel Disasi – 6/10
Disasi cleared the danger when he could and was always willing to run with the ball. However, he conceded an unfortunate own goal in the dying embers of the first half.
CB: Thiago Silva – 7/10
Silva did his fair share of defending and was a threat at the other end of the pitch. He scored a late goal.
LB: Ben Chilwell – 7/10
He came back to defend when required and managed to engineer a few inviting chances in the final third.
CM: Moises Caicedo – 6/10
Caicedo picked up an assist for setting up Palmer’s opener. However, he lacked quality otherwise.
CM: Enzo Fernandez – 6.5/10
He worked hard in both halves but was lackluster in front of the opponent’s goal.
RW: Cole Palmer – 7/10
Palmer scored an early goal but failed to impress in the second half.
CAM: Conor Gallagher – 6/10
He caught the eye at times but lacked quality in the final third.
LW: Raheem Sterling – 5.5/10
Sterling was quiet for most of the game and never looked like he would find the back of the net.
ST: Christopher Nkunku – 6.5/10
He caused some problems for the opposition defenders but didn’t do enough to get his name on the scoresheet.
Substitutes:
ST: Nicolas Jackson – 6/10
Jackson failed to make a difference.
LW: Mykhailo Mudryk – 6.5/10
He picked up an assist.
CM: Carney Chukwuemeka – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CB: Benoit Badiashile – N/A
RB: Alfie Gilchrist – N/A
