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Wolves went down to a Premier League defeat at the hands of Chelsea on Saturday. | Wolves via Getty Images
Wolves striker Tolu Arokodare has named two team-mates who stood out during Saturday’s defeat
Wolverhampton Wanderers were dealt another bitter blow on Saturday as Chelsea left Molineux with all three points thanks to a Cole Palmer hat-trick in a 3-1 victory.
Two penalties saw the Blues take the game away from their hosts before Palmer added a third before half-time. Tolu Arokodare scored a consolation after the break, but it was too late for Wanderers to stage a fight-back as they went down to a 19th league defeat of the season.
Despite a much-improved run of form around the New Year, Wolves’ chances of staying up in the Premier League this season are becoming increasingly thin as they are now 18 points away from safety. They face 17th-place Nottingham Forest next in a match they cannot afford to lose if they are to salvage any late hope of a battle against the drop.
Goalscorer Arokodare spoke at full-time of two of his new team-mates who impressed him during the weekend’s defeat at Molineux.
Arokodare praises Wolves new signings after Chelsea debut
Arokodare said: “I think we all saw them today – they were both exceptional. That shows the quality they bring to the team. I’m very, very happy for them on their debuts for the team, how they played, how they performed. They played like they've been here the whole season, like they've been training with us the whole season. You can see how they blended in well, they've been amazing in training, and hopefully more of this is to come from them.”
The Nigerian added on his own role leading the line: “Now I'm not really thinking about myself. I'm thinking more about the team, because if the team is doing great, then I'll be doing great too. The individual performances, they come second, the team comes first. Obviously, it's not easy, but I just have to stay focused, help my teammates and they help me, and together we will all achieve what we want, and that's getting three points.”
‘They were a big plus’ - Wolves boss Edwards speaks on Gomes and Armstrong
Wolves head coach Rob Edwards was equally glowing in his verdict of the debut displays of Gomes and Armstrong, who both arrived in the final hours of the transfer window while Jorgen Strand Larsen departed the club to Crystal Palace for £48m. Former Southampton striker Armstrong arrived in his place for an initial £7m and registered an assist for Arodokare’s goal on his debut.
Edwards told BBC Match of the Day: "We'll learn a lot. We're going through a process, we've got to make some changes. We've done that in the window with people leaving, the lads coming in were excellent, Adam [Armstrong] and Angel [Gomes] were really good. Real positives for us.
"I thought they were brave, worked incredibly hard, showed lots and lots of quality. Angel got on the ball and looked to try and make things happen, was really busy and bright. Adam was incredibly hard working, linked it really well, looked aggressive at the right times. Very, very pleased - I thought they were both a big plus for us."
Wolves travel to relegation rivals Forest on Wednesday night and will hope to record only their second league victory of the season at the City Ground.
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