Certainly one of Chelsea’s star gamers has been criticized for his efficiency in opposition to Wolverhampton Wanderers, having had extra touches than Robert Sanchez at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea’s remaining Premier League sport earlier than the November worldwide break noticed the Blues play Wolves, who’re nonetheless winless within the high flight after 10 video games.
Enzo Maresca’s facet didn’t capitalize on the probabilities they created within the first half in opposition to Wolves, irritating the house supporters at Stamford Bridge. Nevertheless, simply after the half-time break, the Blues broke the impasse.
Maro Gusto took the lead together with his first purpose as a senior simply minutes into the second half. The lead was lowered to 2 simply after the hour mark when João Pedro smashed Estevao’s deflected cross previous Wolves goalkeeper Sam Johnstone.
With lower than 20 minutes remaining, Pedro Neto scored in opposition to his former membership, placing the sport out of doubt. With this victory, Chelsea moved as much as second place. Nevertheless, one Blues participant was criticized for his efficiency in opposition to a relegation-threatened facet.
Delap didn’t mark in opposition to Wolves
Liam Delap, signed from Ipswich City in the summertime, has endured a troublesome begin to his time at Chelsea. The damage dominated him out for a number of weeks earlier than the beginning of the 2025/26 season, and he missed virtually two months. After his return, Delap got here off the bench within the Carabao Cup match in opposition to Wolves and was despatched off for accumulating two yellow playing cards.
Delap, reportedly on a £100,000-a-week deal, made his first begin for Chelsea after getting back from damage in opposition to the Outdated Gold, however didn’t make an affect. Simon Johnson, who works for The Athletic, was important of the striker’s efficiency, noting that he had not proven as much as match health and was “struggling”.
In accordance with SofaScore, Delap had just one shot on the right track within the first 64 minutes of the sport. He had much less time on the ball than Sanchez, as he was stripped 3 times and had simply 15 touches a sport.
Delap continues to be a younger participant and a participant getting back from a comparatively lengthy setback. Nevertheless, his efficiency in opposition to Wolves is probably not on the stage he can persistently carry out going ahead.
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