Chelsea beat Wolves 3-0 at Stamford Bridge to go second within the Premier League desk and add to the relegation fears of their managerless guests.
The Blues had been booed off at half-time after struggling to show their dominance right into a aim within the first 45 however tore their guests aside after the break. By the ultimate whistle, their followers have been in occasion temper, figuring out their facet are simply six factors off Arsenal, who have been held at Sunderland earlier on Saturday.
Winless Wolves battled onerous however have been in the end outclassed in a sport which underlined the dimensions of the duty going through Rob Edwards, if he completes his change from Middlesbrough, following the sacking of Vitor Pereira. After 11 video games, Wolves are eight factors from security and their struggling supporters sung about dropping into the Championship.
It was an unlikely goalscorer who finally made the breakthrough for Chelsea six minutes into the second half. Malo Gusto headed within the first aim of his profession on his 159th sport in membership soccer.
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Estevao makes an immediate impression to tee up Joao Pedro for Chelsea’s second aim in opposition to Wolves
It was a milestone night time for Joao Pedro, too, who slammed in a second quickly after to mark his a centesimal Premier League look, after sub Estevao’s dribble and cross.
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Pedro Neto haunts his former facet for Chelsea’s third aim in opposition to Wolves
Alejandro Garnacho had crossed for Gusto’s opener and he was the supplier of the third as nicely, displaying a surge of pace to burst away from Santiago Bueno earlier than crossing for Pedro Neto to attain in opposition to his former facet.
It changed into a chastening night time for the guests, who have been coached by caretaker James Collins. It may have been worse, with Marc Guiu hitting a submit amongst a variety of different good probabilities for the hosts.
In reality, Chelsea ought to have taken this sport away from Wolves within the first half, with Sam Johnstone saving nicely from an Enzo Fernandez free-kick and Garnacho one-on-one earlier than a nook was cleared off the road and Joao Pedro dragged a shot vast.
Wolves, who stay rooted to the foot of the Premier League desk with simply two factors, will hope for a rejuvenation throughout the worldwide break. In the meantime, Chelsea, who’ve had an up-and-down first a part of the season, are handily positioned earlier than the onerous winter stretch begins.
O’Neil: Wolves want a giant reset
Former Wolves boss Gary O’Neil talking on Sky Sports activities:
“I think it’s an interesting transition that they’ve gone through. Obviously they’ve lost big players in windows just gone. But they spent a lot in the last summer window. They backed Vitor [Pereira].
“To date, this group that they’ve put collectively has not been in a position to put outcomes on the board. They’re in a transition interval from the group that we had. A extra bodily group that perhaps weren’t as technical. It should want a giant reset.
“Rob [Edwards] has already been in a great job at Middlesbrough so he must see something in this that gives him a good opportunity to work with this group and give them a chance to stay up in the second half of the season.”
