Gianluca Vialli’s time as participant and supervisor at Chelsea
Chelsea will try to return to successful methods once they head to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday afternoon. Thomas Tuchel’s workforce drew with Everton final outing and have tasted victory simply twice of their final 5 Premier League video games, falling from first to 3rd within the course of.
Harm absences have taken a toll in midfield, however the Blues now path leaders Man Metropolis by 4 factors and wish a return to constant efficiency ranges to reignite their title problem over the busy Christmas run of video games.
Wolves, in the meantime, are in eighth place and among the many group of groups hoping to battle it out for European locations, with goalscoring nonetheless an actual difficulty for them however their defensive work extra spectacular – solely the highest three have conceded fewer than Bruno Lage’s aspect this time period. Victory at Brighton final outing leaves them 4 factors off West Ham in fifth as they search for a return to the Europa League. Observe all of the stay updates and workforce information as Wolves face Chelsea beneath:
Wolves 0 – 0 Chelsea
29 minutes: Coady is okay to proceed as Hoever chases the ball down the correct wing. Alonso makes an attempt to marshall the ball out of play however Hoever retains it alive and the Chelsea wingback is compelled right into a sliding deal with to cease the Wolves assault.
Manchester Metropolis have doubled their lead over Newcastle. Joao Cancelo with an excellent strike from exterior the field.
Michael Jones19 December 2021 14:30
Wolves 0 – 0 Chelsea
26 minutes: Wolves captain Conor Coady slides right into a deal with to cease Christian Pulisic from working into the field and hurts his ankle within the course of. There’s a break in play because the medical workforce come on to check out him.
Michael Jones19 December 2021 14:27
Wolves 0 – 0 Chelsea
23 minutes: James releases Kante to run the ball in. to the field. He passes it right into a central space for Pulisic who’s first contact is poor and he loses the ball. Wolves attemtps to play it out from the again however Trevoh Chalobah nicks the ball in the midst of the pitch and attracts a foul.
Reece James takes the free kick and goes for purpose. He’s miles out from purpose although and sends his effort straight into the arms of Jose Sa.
Michael Jones19 December 2021 14:24
Wolves 0 – 0 Chelsea
20 minutes: So Chelsea get a reprieve however Wolves have began the sport very nicely. Chelsea are making fairly just a few errors. Thomas Tuchel may be very engaged on the sidelines. He’s yelling out directions and gesturing wildy to his gamers.
Michael Jones19 December 2021 14:21
NO GOAL! Jimenez was offside!
17 minutes: Nightmare for Wolves! Raul Jimenez was offside as Marcal whips throughout his go. Jimenez performed for the ball forcing Mendy to dive throughout to cease his potential shot. VAR takes a glance and the offside flag is raised. The purpose doesn’t stand!
Michael Jones19 December 2021 14:19
GOAL! Wolves 1 – 0 Chelsea (Podence, 15’)⚽️
15 minutes: Pretty counter-attack! Wolves sweep the ball throughout the pitch and play Marcal into the left-side of the field as Chelsea are left scrambling to get again into place. Marcal whips a low go throughout to Jimenez and he misses the ball together with his tried shot. Fortunately it skips by means of to Podence who slots it dwelling on the again put up with a superb end!
Michael Jones19 December 2021 14:16
Wolves 0 – 0 Chelsea
12 minutes: Over on the St. James’ Park Manchester Metropolis have taken the lead in opposition to Newcastle. Ruben Dias assembly a cross into the field from Joao Cancelo to go Metropolis in entrance. Metropolis lead 1-0.
Romain Saiss blocks a cross from Mount and Chelsea win one other nook. Mount delivers it into the penalty space however Raul Jimenez wins the header and Wolves clear the second ball.
Michael Jones19 December 2021 14:14
Wolves 0 – 0 Chelsea
9 minutes: It’s very foggy on the market at Molineux as Chelsea work the ball down the correct aspect. Mount is closed down however the ball squeezes out to N’Golo Kante. He makes an attempt to ship the ball again over to Reece James however it goes out of play.
Michael Jones19 December 2021 14:12
Wolves 0 – 0 Chelsea
6 minutes: Wolves win back-to-back corners after Chelsea head the primary one out of play. The second nook is knocked brief and Ki-Jane Hoever is closed down shortly by Hakim Ziyech. He manages to poke the ball again to Podence who whips a cross deep into the field. Conor Coady arrives on the again put up to go it again into the center of the world however Edouard Mendy comes off his line to say the ball.
Michael Jones19 December 2021 14:09
Wolves 0 – 0 Chelsea
3 minutes: Chelsea win a nook that’s whipped in in the direction of Marcos Alonso however will get cleared from the center of the field. The clearance involves James however he’s caught in possession however Marcal who shortly sends the ball as much as Raul Jimenez. He drives in the direction of the Chelsea penalty space earlier than laying the ball off to Daniel Podence. He shoots from vary and wins a nook because the ball is deflected out of play.
Michael Jones19 December 2021 14:05