Izuchukwu OkosiChelsea suffered a 2-0 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Molineux Sunday evening as their hopes of a renaissance and European place took a further hit.
It was the first time in 28 years that a Premier League game will hold on Christmas eve.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelGoals from Mario Lemina and Matt Doherty left the Blues with only 22 points from their opening 18 league games.
Former Southampton midfielder Lemina powerfully headed home from a Pablo Sarabia corner kick despite the sea of blue shirts in the penalty area.
Raheem Sterling was the most inventive player on both sides but he got himself into the referee’s book for simulation in the cause of the game and also missed a few chances.
Nicolas Jackson, Mykhailo Mudryk and Cole Palmer missed their chances at different stages on Sunday evening.
Wolves’ second half substitute Doherty then finished brilliantly to the bottom right corner after a sloppy clearance from Chelsea defender Benoit Badiashile as he attempted to keep out Hugo Buena’s low cross.
Christopher Nkunku in just his second league appearance for Mauricio Pochettino’s team, made it 2-1 for his Premier League first goal with a textbook header in the 96th minute as extra 11 minutes was added at the end of regulation time.
Nkunku scored in the penalty shootout of the Carabao Cup Tuesday night fixture against Newcastle United as they reached the semifinals of the competition.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
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