LONDON : Chelsea won for the first time in six Premier League matches when they beat relegation-threatened Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 at home on Monday with goals from defenders Tosin Adarabioyo and Marc Cucurella plus winger Noni Madueke.
The hosts, seeking to get back on track for a place in next season’s Champions League, went ahead in the 24th minute when Tosin sidefooted home from close range. But goalkeeper Robert Sanchez gifted Wolves an equaliser in first-half stoppage time when he dropped a corner and Matt Doherty stabbed the ball in.
The home fans were fearing a repeat of recent games when Chelsea threw away leads, but Cucurella popped up in attack to score after Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall – in his first league start for the Blues – flicked on a Madueke cross on the hour.
Five minutes later, Madueke nodded in to make sure a header from Trevoh Chalobah – returning to Stamford Bridge after being recalled from a loan spell at Crystal Palace – crossed the line. The win puts Chelsea fourth, while Wolves stay in 17th place.
(Writing by William Schomberg; Editing by Ken Ferris)
