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Chelsea Wolves by Always Wolves 16 minutes ago
WOLVES FANS TALK: WOLVES 1 CHELSEA 3
JOHN TARAS
Shocking first half.
Armstrong and Angel Gomes must be wondering what they’ve let themselves in for by signing for Wolves.
For the first 12 minutes, Wolves bossed Chelsea. Then normal service resumed. The recalled Doherty brought down Pedro and Palmer made it 1-0. On 35 minutes, Mosquera blatantly shoved Pedro in the back and it was 2-0, Palmer again. Three minutes later there was panic in the box and Palmer lashed in his third to complete a first half hat-trick.
Wolves managed to throw the whole game away after 12 minutes. Chelsea were basically playing a training game for 33 minutes, courtesy of Wolves’ mistakes.
It was always going to be about pride in the second half, and Wolves did show some. They made Chelsea look human after the break. Arokodare pulled one back from a corner on 54 minutes, but try as they might, Wolves couldn’t find another.
Quiet debuts for Armstrong and Angel Gomes.
Wolves now have to accept the likely reality: it looks like Championship football next season. The side out there today will be nothing like the group needed for that fight.
Rumours are rife that Mane is being chased by United and Liverpool, while Pedro Lima is on Palmeiras’ radar.
Wolves and Burnley look as good as down, with the final spot likely between West Ham, Forest and Leeds.
Wolves have brought in plenty of money in January, and more could come in at the end of the season. The big question is how much Rob Edwards will have for the rebuild. For now, it’s about getting more than 11 points to beat Derby’s total.
The next four games are Forest, Palace, Arsenal and Villa.
Sadly, after a promising first 12 minutes, Wolves gifted Chelsea three goals and lost control of the match by half-time. The story of the season.
Disappointing.
BECCA
The first 10/15 minutes we were all over them. Then we gave away 2 stupid penalties. After the 3rd goal there was no chance of getting the game back. The one question that I was constantly asking in my head was whether the referee was having a love affair with Chelsea or if I was just too disappointed with how the team had been playing. No fight to even try to claim the game back.
Rating 1/10
Tolu Man of the match and that’s just for the goal.
As a Wolves fan, that was one of those afternoons that just leaves you shaking your head in pure frustration.
You gift a team like Chelsea two penalties and you’re basically writing the script for them. Both were needless, clumsy, completely avoidable — and once they went in, you could feel the game slipping away. Cole Palmer won’t score an easier hat-trick in his life. Two from the spot and one where our defence just switched off… it was like we did half the job for him.
That’s the most irritating part — it wasn’t some unstoppable, world-class masterclass we just couldn’t live with. It was self-inflicted. Poor decisions, rash challenges, no composure. You can’t keep handing teams goals and expect anything other than what we got.
And the thing is, there were moments. We started the second half brighter, hit the woodwork, pulled one back, had a bit of fight about us. But by then the damage was already done. Game gone because of our own mistakes again.
Chelsea will get the headlines and Palmer will get the match ball, but from a Wolves perspective this feels all too familiar. Compete well in spells, switch off in key moments, and punish ourselves. At this level, you don’t get away with that — and today yet again we paid for it.
KARL WHITEHOUSE
Today was a mixed one in terms of reaction. There was surprise at Rob’s decision to switch from a back three to a back four, and we know what can happen to this Wolves side when we change shape.
As for the game itself, we had two debuts, but otherwise we were set up in a way we have not seen for a while. In the opening exchanges it looked like it could work, but once again we gave away a penalty and conceded goals. Against a team we have struggled against in the past, that kind of head start was never part of the plan.
In the second half we looked better at times. We got a goal back and there were moments where you hoped we could push on for another, but it did not happen. In those situations you have to test the goalkeeper more.
We kept plugging away, but the damage was done in the first half. Conceding those goals made it a tall order. There are 13 games left now, and we must beat Derby’s points record. It starts again on Wednesday, another chance to put in a performance and close the gap to the teams above us. Right now, what happens next is in our hands.
Player of the Match: Tolu Arokodare
Match Rating: 4.5
SCOTT DRAME
We all knew at half-time the game was already over.
Match thoughts: it felt like one of those “game of two halves” performances you used to see under Vitor Pereira.
Rob Edwards has a lot to work on with this lacklustre squad, which simply is not good enough for the Premier League.
Man of the Match has to be Tolu. He played well and scored his second goal.
Match performance: 3/10. The second half made it slightly more respectable.
WOLVES FANS TALK: WOLVES 1 CHELSEA 3
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