In the 18th round of the Premier League, Chelsea vs Wolves. In the first half, Raheem Sterling missed a one-on-one chance. In the second half, Lemina and Doherty scored a goal each and a new signing Nkunku, who was valued at €60 million, pulled one back and gave Chelsea fans hope in a good performance. Chelsea lost 2-1 and have lost three of their last four league games and have once again dropped out of the top 10.
In terms of the squad, on Chelsea's side, two new signings in the summer window, Nkunku and Lavia, have recovered from injury and are in the squad. The two new signings, who are worth more than £100 million combined for more than £100 million due to injury, are yet to play a Premier League game for Chelsea and could make their debut tonight. Up front, Raheem Sterling, Jackson and Armando Broja fired all three.
After the opening, Chelsea dominated the game. Raheem Sterling picked up a cross into the box after a pass, and Jackson missed the opportunity, the latter was a little too rough and a little too many low-level errors. After that, Raheem Sterling was kicked to the ground and the referee looked at VAR and did not pick up a yellow card. Raheem Sterling won a free-kick and he took it upon himself to shoot high. Conor Gallagher then fouled and sent a well-placed free-kick that Saravia fired into the wall.
In the 32nd minute, Sterling successfully counter-robbed in front, Chelsea formed a 3-on-1 situation, Sterling chose to shoot himself, but was defused by the goalkeeper and missed a good chance. Wolves then got a chance when Hwang Hee-chan fired wide with a half-one-on-one shot. At half-time, the two teams were basically evenly matched, and the scene was a little dull.
Thiago Silva made a mistake, Hwang Hee-chan broke the ball successfully, Gomez received the ball and volleyed at the edge of the penalty area, slightly off, and Chelsea almost lost the goal. After that, the second attack from the corner, Todi's header was saved by Petrovic, and another shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked. 51st minute,Saravia took a corner, the Chelsea defence leaked, and Lemina headed home from the middle of the box, 1-0, Wolves lead!Chelsea still couldn't resist the opponent's attack, conceded the goal, and on the sidelines, Pochettino looked loveless.
Then, Disasi also made a mistake, Wolves broke the ball up front, and finally Colwill cleared the ball. After that, Lemina cut inside from the right and fired a shot that Petrovic saved. Palmer's long pass was attacked, the Wolves defenders made a mistake, and Jackson got a one-on-one shot, but he went limp-footed and couldn't finish the shot. In the 58th minute, Chelsea made a substitution, with Mykhailo Mudryk coming on for Armando Broja and Nkunku for Hugochuku.
Raheem Sterling burst into the box after a steal up front and went to the ground, but the referee ruled that he had committed a foul and there was no penalty. Nkunku then fired a shot from the middle of the box and Todi slotted it out on the goal line, but the ball didn't cross the line in its entirety and no goal was scored. After that, Palmer played the ball and Raheem Sterling missed another chance with a powerful shot from the right side of the box.
Chelsea's attack picked up after the substitutions, and Maatsen and Madueke have since been on the pitch. After that, there was a chance on the counter-attack, and Doyle's volley from the middle was saved, and Chelsea goalkeeper Petrovic did well today. In the second minute of stoppage timeBadiashile cleared the cross and made a mistake, Doherty easily pushed the goal in the middle of the penalty area, and then the next goal, 2-0!In the 96th minute, Raheem Sterling crossed from the right, and Nkunku scored with a header to pull a goal back, 2-1!