Chelsea are still owned by Cole Palmer, although at the start of the season it looked like a Madueke would join him as a key partner, who after defending Enzo Maresca this week scored a hat trick to beat Wolverhampton and show a better ‘blue’ version in the second half.
First victory of the era of the Italian coach in the Premier League, who in his debut had to dance with the worst and fell to Manchester City. The euphoria should not spread, because despite the great success, we still saw a team with two faces and in rebuilding. Maresca gave Mudryk a chance to start, but it only lasted half a half, and the Ukrainian still didn’t show anything.
It was a mixed feeling for Wolves, who two minutes later were surprised by Jackson’s corner kick at the far post, with a celebration that Matheus Cunha did not like. This is how the Brazilian informed him, key in a game without a midfield. The first goal was disallowed for offside by Larsen, whom he understood well, but soon he received a stellar outside pass from Aït-Nouri and did not forgive (27′). Deserved and celebrated on Jackson’s face, causing another ‘fool’.
That fever is a true reflection of grief. Chelsea had that pain of scoring so early and it just didn’t work, Palmer couldn’t connect with a Caicedo who was a sea of doubts. Cunha breaks again, but finishes off the crossbar. The game was so hectic that it was again reflected on the scoreboard. First a delicacy. Robert Sánchez took a brilliant long shot, caught Wolves off guard, Jackson passed to Palmer and he, with Jose Sa in front, fired a great and accurate shot that beat the goalkeeper (45′ ). However, the ‘blues’ failed to tie the game thanks to Larsen’s approach before the break (45+6′).
Enzo Maresca should have said something at half-time. He is showing personality these days and it was reflected in a better start to the second half by Chelsea, which was deadly. This version was not seen in Pochettino, who was organized by an excellent duo formed by Palmer and Madueke. The former City player assisted the English winger in three almost identical games, scoring one with his left foot (49′) and two with his right (58′) and (63′). Job done, though the Wolves refused to give up and held on for as long as they could in the game. He thought he was going in, but Lemina’s shot was pointless due to Tote’s clear offside.
Maresca made changes. Pedro Neto came on for Mudryk at half-time and, in the next round, it was new signing Joao Félix. And what a return to Chelsea, because he took care of scoring the set after receiving from his compatriot and finishing first (80′). The only bad news was the forced substitution of Caicedo, who was the victim of a brutal tackle by Mosquera that angered Cucurella. Chelsea still have a lot of work to do, but things are looking good.
match lineup
1
2
3
5
14
24
11
8
9
12
27
1
27
3
8
29
6
11
25
15
20
10
Molineux Stadium
Robert Sanchez1
Bad Taste27
39′
34′
67′
Marc Cucurella3
70′
82′
89′
Enzo Fernandez8
70′
Wesley Fofana29
Levi Colwill6
58′
Noni Madueke11
48′
57′
62′
Moisés Caicedo25
75′
50′
Nicolas Jackson15
1′
67′
26′
67′
Cole Palmer20
43′
44′
82′
67′
Mykhailo Mudryk10
45′
Replacements
Philip Jørgensen12
Tosin Adarabioyo4
67′
Benoît Badiashile5
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall22
75′
58′
Renato Veiga40
82′
89′
Pedro Neto7
45′
67′
João Felix14
67′
79′
67′
Christopher Nkunku18
82′
Marc Guiu38
coach
Gary O’Neil
Enzo Maresca
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
