On Christmas Eve, Chelsea suffered their fourth consecutive away defeat as Wolves secured a 2-1 win. The first half remained goalless, with the most significant opportunity coming from Raheem Sterling, who, despite having Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson open to his right, opted to go for goal and was denied by Jose Sa.
Five minutes into the second half, Wolves capitalized on Chelsea's missed chances, taking the lead with Mario Lemina's header from their eighth corner. Despite the board indicating 11 minutes of added time, Chelsea's late charge was thwarted by a second Wolves goal. Benoit Badiashile's error with a low ball allowed Matt Doherty to calmly finish.
In response, Christopher Nkunku scored his first Premier League goal for Chelsea, heading home from Sterling's delivery. Despite having approximately six minutes to level the score, Chelsea failed to find an equalizer, marking their 19th Premier League defeat of 2023. This disappointing result leaves the Blues in the tenth position in the table at Christmas, a remarkably challenging position.
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